"The Attorney General said that if I did not resign from my position I would be fired. Berman said he objected to Barr's plans to appoint an acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York who was not in the office already. Berman is testifying on Capitol Hill in House Democrats' latest push to scrutinize what they charge is unprecedented politicization of the Justice Department. "I asked the Attorney General if he was in any way dissatisfied with my performance as U.S. Attorney. That night, following Barr's press release, Berman issued his own statement, saying Barr's announcement was the first he had heard of his purported departure.

Source: CNN July 09, 2020 09:55 UTC