Trump Fires Lawyer Who Prosecuted His Allies

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🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

President Trump has removed a top Justice Department official, Geoffrey Berman, whose office has overseen the prosecutions of several of the president's associates.

And the president's Saturday rally was a return to form for Trump, but fell short of expectations set by his campaign.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Jacqueline Kiso from Kitchener Ontario, but I'm originally from the great state of Idaho.
0:05.8	While we're all missing out on some of life's greatest moments while social distancing,
0:09.3	I couldn't think of a better way to digitally announce my husband and I are expecting our first baby.
0:13.8	A little girl will be joining us in a couple months and we cannot wait for the borders to open and travel to be safe again.
0:19.6	A special digital hug to all those also experiencing pregnancy in this strange, strange time,
0:24.2	but a huge thanks to MPR for keeping us all connected and informed.
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0:45.4	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:47.2	I'm Ryan Lucas, I cover the Justice Department.
0:49.4	And I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent.
0:52.4	So, on Saturday evening, President Trump officially fired Jeffrey Berman, a top Justice Department prosecutor,
0:59.6	whose office has investigated associates of the president, names that will be very familiar when Ryan talks about them.
1:06.4	Hey, Ryan, can you tell us who Berman is?
1:09.4	Yes, Jeffrey Berman was.
1:12.4	Let me correct myself.
1:14.4	He was the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which is one of the biggest and most important US Attorney's offices in the country.
1:21.4	They tend to lead very prominent investigations, mob investigations, financial investigations.
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