Bar forces a strong American lawyer in New York who investigated fellow Trump

Berman’s unexpected exit is likely to lead to scrutiny within the US Attorney General’s office and among prosecutors. He has been an American lawyer for Manhattan since 2018, and under his leadership, his office has sued former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, investigating close chief Trump rudi Giuliani and accusing former New York mayor colleagues Lev Barnas and Igor Froman.

Tensions have escalated between the New York and Washington offices with Berman and Bar refusing to deal with some cases, including accusing the Turkish bank Halkbank.

Last fall, Justice Department officials discussed Berman’s replacement with Ed Ocalagan, a senior official, but prosecutors then accused Giuliani’s colleagues, a move that seemed to extend Berman’s term.

The timing of the move was announced shortly before 10:00 pm. ET, immediately raised questions about the circumstances related to Berman’s departure. According to the Justice Department, Barr was in New York on Friday. It is not clear whether he met Berman, and the Justice Department refused to say whether Berman had been asked to resign.

Before Clayton was nominated for the position of SEC by Trump, he was a corporate lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell. If confirmed, Clayton would be the first non-claimant to drive to SDNY.

The justice official said Bar and Clayton had known each other for years, and Clayton was planning to leave to return to New York. The justice official said he had expressed interest in the SDNY job and agreed to Barr.

Barr said that Trump had appointed Craig Carpineto, who is currently the US attorney for the New Jersey area, to serve as the United States Attorney’s Attorney for the Southern District of New York until Clayton was confirmed. Carpentio will start the round on July 3.

This story is broken and will be updated.