DOJ Tries To Oust U.S. Attorney Who Led Probe Of Trump Associates - The 11th Hour - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Geoffrey Berman, the prosecutor who led probe of Trump associates is refusing to step down after Barr announced his replacement. Annie Karni, Jeremy Bash, and Maya Wiley join. Aired on 6/19/2020.

[MontanaMama]

1. My goodness.

This is all so unbelievable. And yet...

[Rhiannon12866]

2. He's got to be pretty desperate to be this blatant - or stupid.

Does he think that no one will notice or figure this out??

I also just read this:

***Holy shit*** Berman says he has NOT resigned and has no intention of resigning.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213620975

[MontanaMama]

3. I know! I read that too!!

With Barr running interference, I wonder if it can be stopped? Thankfully Berman doesn’t seem to want to play. Hope attorney Berman has a damn good lawyer himself.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. It really does boggle the mind, Trump and his minions figure they can do anything unilaterally

Like those he admires, Putin and Kim Jong-Un.

[Gothmog]

5. This is a mess

Berman has not stepped down and trump cannot replace him unless he resigns

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Thanks!

This seems to be Trump's MO - starting with Sally Yates and so many more who he felt threatened his attempt at an autocracy that it's tough to keep track. Does he think this is just his stupid game show?? I can't remember any president causing such blatant turmoil, and that includes Bush*. It really does boggle the mind...

[Qutzupalotl]

7. Further background:

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Good grief, what a mess! But that's what we got with Trump - and his "associates"

And you'd think that Trump would be used to "acting" appointments since that's how he's gotten around approval by Congress.

[yuiyoshida]

9. Well it certainly seems like ONE person is ABOVE THE LAW in this country...

and frankly I hope they revise the Constitution to the point of saying that if a sitting president is involved in illegal and treasonous behavior than there should be the top cop who can step in and put a stop to it, even if it means the vice president has to take over.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Well, that's the thing - we've never had a "president" like this before!

Someone who did not try to do what was best for the American people and actively sided with our adversaries! Yikes! We have had presidents that were not the best, of course Nixon comes to mind and Andrew Johnson was plain corrupt, but neither of them were treasonous - and that's what I believe Trump is guilty of - plus, we're stuck with a Republican majority Senate which enables him!

By any sane standards he should have been removed back in January, and he not only has done a lot of damage since then, but he still over 5 more months to continue his malfeasance!

[yuiyoshida]

13. well. He has allowed this pandemic to happen and now tries to pretend its gone away....

The only person who needs to go away is Donald Trump... he is dismantling this Administration so he can make himself a tin pot dictator with delusions of grandeur . King of the @$$#0[3$.

[ashredux]

11. After Biden takes office, I'd rather see Barr go to Jail than Trump...

[yuiyoshida]

14. I think many of those who enabled him should be responsible as well

let them pay the price of messing with our elections and screwing the American people... Trump got into the President Business to enrich himself and put his EGO on display... and is dumber than a rock sometimes. Not only that, he is a Racist, homophobic and is xenophobic prefers a dictatorship over a Presidency and even told the Chinese leader that he would like to be President for Life and might consider doing it. If he does who will stop him? There is nothing in place to deal with this.

[musclecar6]

12. I Know

We'd all like to see Trump and his asshole sycophants go to jail, but that lsn't likely to happen unfortunately.