Rep. Hank JohnsonVerified account

In December I sent a letter calling for the resignation of AG Barr for his repeated lies to the American People and blind allegiance to Trump. Mr. Berman’s interview with @HouseJudiciary this week further revealed how dangerous and corrupt AG Barr is. /thread

.@HouseJudiciary While Mr. Geoffrey Berman was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, his office announced multiple investigations that implicated @realDonaldTrump. /2

Had Mr. Berman not been removed, he would have had final decision-making authority over whether to investigate the President leading up to the 2020 elections, as well. /3

.@RepJerryNadler When he appeared before the Committee last week, Mr. Berman testified that AG Barr’s scheme to force him out of office and replace him with an outsider raised serious concerns for him and would have disrupted and delayed ongoing SDNY investigations. /4

.@repjerrynadler The Attorney General seemed desperate to remove Mr. Berman—so desperate that, when his attempt to entice Mr. Berman with other positions in Washington failed, he outright lied to the American public about a resignation he knew had not occurred. /5

#GeoffreyBerman also testified that he refused to resign—even when Barr threatened to fire him—because he feared that Barr would do to his office what he had done to other U.S. Attorney offices, including in the District of Columbia. /6

.@repjerrynadler Barr tried to “entice” Berman to step down—which would have resulted in delay and disruption of SDNY’s ongoing investigations. Berman acknowledged this could be described as a “quid pro quo.” /7

#WilliamBarr was lying when told the American people that Berman was stepping down. /8