Barr: Trump has removed top federal prosecutor in Manhattan
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Attorney General William Barr on Saturday told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan that President Donald Trump had removed him from the job, deepening tensions between the country’s chief law enforcement officer and a high-profile U.S. attorney who had been overseeing investigations of Trump’s allies.Adding to the confusion, Trump distanced himself from the move to oust U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, telling reporters the decision ‘was all up to the attorney […]
