“The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Trump and an investigation into Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is resigning from his post, the AP reports.
“Geoffrey Berman is stepping down as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Attorney General William Barr said in a statement.”
A Justice Department official told CNN that Berman “was offered other positions at Justice, including the head of the civil division, where assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt abruptly announced his departure this week. Berman declined.”
“A second source with knowledge of the matter said Berman was asked to resign and refused.”
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