But Barr, later that night, issued a statement announcing Berman's resignation anyway, which triggered Berman to publicly respond that he had done no such thing. The extraordinary exchange culminated the following day, when Barr agreed to name Berman's deputy as his successor and President Donald Trump ordered Berman's firing. Berman told lawmakers he had consulted…
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman testified Thursday that Attorney General Bill Barr pressured him to step down from his post and, instead, accept a position in the Justice Department's Civil Division, before his firing last month.Berman arrived on Capitol Hill Thursday before noon and testified behind closed doors before the House Judiciary Committee as…
(CNN)The attorney representing Cornelius Fredericks' estate, Geoffrey Fieger, released surveillance video Tuesday showing the 16-year-old being restrained in the cafeteria of Lakeside Academy by staf…
Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Published 8:52 p.m. ET July 5, 2020 CLOSE U.S. Army officials identified Spc. Aaron David Robinson as the soldier who killed himself after being questioned about missing Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Associated PressDALLAS — Army investigators have identified the body of a soldier who vanished more than two months ago from a base…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…