“Attorney General William Barr on Friday night abruptly tried to fire the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, who has investigated several of President Trump’s closest associates, but Mr. Berman said he would not leave,” the New York Times reports.
“The clash focused new attention on the efforts by Mr. Trump and his closest aides to rid the administration of officials whom the president views as insufficiently loyal. It also touched off a crisis within the Justice Department over one of its most prestigious jobs, at a time when the agency has already been roiled by questions over whether Mr. Barr has undercut its tradition of independence from political interference.”
Washington Post: “The surreal Friday night standoff marks the latest battle over the Trump administration’s management of the Justice Department.”
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