Prosecutor who investigated Trump allies says Barr forced him out and lied about it

By Emily Singer -July 9, 2020 3:22 PM

Attorney General William Barr lied about how he ousted Geoffrey Berman, who was probing Trump's close ally Rudy Giuliani.

A former top prosecutor testified under oath on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr lied about the events surrounding his departure from his job last month.

Barr had announced on June 19 that Geoffrey Berman would be resigning from his role as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Berman testified in a closed-door hearing of the House Judiciary Committee that Barr had pushed him out of his job in order to install the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, in the position.

Berman's testimony that Barr lied about the events surrounding his departure adds more fuel to Democrats' argument that Barr has acted inappropriately in his role as the top law enforcement officer in the country.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/geoffrey-berman-william-barr-lies-sdny-donald-trump-us-attorney-house-judiciary-committee/

I still cannot understand why he did not get his licence pulled back during Iran-Contra...........