Schumer calls on DOJ IG to probe decision to try to oust US attorney in Manhattan | TheHill - The Hill

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerJamaal Bowman raises M, launches 0,000 ad buy ahead of New York primary Supreme Court surprises rattle disappointed right Schumer endorses Engel in competitive primary fight MORE (D-N.Y.) is calling on two Justice Department offices to investigate the decision to try to remove the U.S. attorney for Manhattan. 

"I am calling for the Department of Justice Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility to immediately launch an investigation into the reasons behind the decision by the president and the attorney general to attempt to dismiss Mr. Berman," Schumer said.

Democrats have panned the decision by the administration to try to remove the current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman. 

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Attorney General William BarrBill BarrUS attorney in NYC who spearheaded probes of Trump allies refuses to leave as DOJ pushes ouster Barr echoes Trump's concerns about mail-in voting, says it could 'open the floodgates of potential fraud' Mueller report re-released with fewer redactions after legal battle MORE announced on Friday night that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton would be nominated for the post and that Berman was "stepping down." 

But Berman subsequently said he had not resigned and would not step down until the Senate confirmed a successor.

Barr did not provide any details on the decision in his statement on Friday night, instead praising Berman. 

"With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation’s most significant U.S. Attorney’s Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters.  I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future," Barr said.

But Democrats view it as the latest attempt to politicize the Justice Department. Berman's office ran the probe that sent Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael CohenMichael Dean CohenUS attorney in NYC who spearheaded probes of Trump allies refuses to leave as DOJ pushes ouster Mueller investigated whether Trump misled him on WikiLeaks question in Russia probe GOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe MORE to prison and is investigating his current personal attorney, Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiUS attorney in NYC who spearheaded probes of Trump allies refuses to leave as DOJ pushes ouster GOP fears Biden's low-key campaign is paying off Biden campaign rebukes Trump effort to push for more debates MORE.

Schumer on Saturday called Berman's ouster a "brazen Trump-Barr scheme to interfere in investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York." 

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