'I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning.' Geoffrey Berman issued a statement saying he has no intention of taking the firing in stride.
Mary Altaffer/AP, Filehas fired Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News.
He declined the offer and was subsequently fired and Craig Carpenito, the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, was named to lead the office on an interim basis."I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was 'stepping down' as United States Attorney," he said."I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position, to which I was appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable about America's seniors, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2020.Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton of the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace Berman.
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