Claire McCaskill: "If it's true that Barr offered Berman a promotion yesterday (albeit a desk job at

[riversedge]

Claire's tweet came across my timeline and I did not know where she got the information so I went on a hunt.
It is from the nytimes article.


If it’s true that Barr offered Berman a promotion yesterday (albeit a desk job at mother Justice) they are going to have a hard time claiming they are firing him for malfeasance or cause.

Link to tweet

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/nyregion/us-attorney-manhattan-trump.html?smid=tw-share

..............Mr. Barr’s announcement that Mr. Trump was seeking to replace Mr. Berman was made with no notice. Mr. Barr said the president intended to nominate as Mr. Berman’s successor Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who has never served as a prosecutor.

Mr. Barr asked Mr. Berman to resign, but he refused, so Mr. Barr moved to fire him, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Trump had been discussing removing Mr. Berman for some time with a small group of advisers, the person said. Mr. Trump has been upset with Mr. Berman ever since the Manhattan prosecutor’s office pursued a case against Mr. Cohen.

At some point during their conversation, Mr. Barr suggested to Mr. Berman that he might take over the civil division of the Justice Department if he agreed to leave the position in Manhattan, according to a person familiar with the conversation.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. 45 million NO GOOD FUCKERS are helping them destroy our country

[stopdiggin]

3. Badges? .. Badges?

We don't need no stinking badges!

[orleans]

4. jeff tiedrich had trump and barr cornered with this tweet last night

so they HAD to cut berman loose

Link to tweet

[Vinca]

6. Now that's funny.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Especially since it's the size of a mini 🍄

[Nevilledog]

7. *snort*

[riversedge]

16. OMG--that is hilarious

[grantcart]

5. Given that he made the largest personal legal donation to Trump campaign

It will be hard to argue he is biased against Trump.

Not incompetent

Not biased

What is left?

[sop]

14. Not enough of a sycophantic loyalist.

[BComplex]

17. The argument is he's too good at his job, and he found out barr was involved in the russia thing

Ooops! Can't have that! They thought they had one of their own who is easily turned into a "team player" when the real truth comes out. Berman was just following the money, and the corruption of the trump team blew him away.

[matt819]

8. Take the promotion or you're fired

Misfeasance. Malfeasance. Blackmail. Extortion. Whatevs. My guess is Berman will do what’s necessary to ensure he’s going nowhere without a fight.

[FakeNoose]

10. I'll bet he can drag it out for the next 6 months

Problem solved!

[relayerbob]

11. AS if they would care about malfeasance or cause

[kyburbonkid]

12. How can this not be an "Obstruction of Justice"?

Clearly this is criminal to the Nth degree.

[cstanleytech]

13. If true it just confirms the real reason to remove him is to stop either an ongoing case or to stop

one that was about to start.

[Lucinda]

15. KNR