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On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 01:09:59 -0400,
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:24:42 -0400, RCE wrote:

On 6/20/2020 5:01 PM, RCE wrote:

This one is going to be interesting:

Friday:

Attorney General Barr requests the immediate resignation of
Manhattan's chief federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman and
announces the resignation.

Friday night:

Berman basically tells Barr to "stuff it", saying he has
not resigned and has no intention of resigning until his
presidentially-appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate.

Saturday:

Trump to Berman:Â* "You're fired".

The legal tangle:

As POTUS, Trump has all the authority required to fire
a federal prosecutor.Â* Legal scholars agree.

However he can't permanently replace the prosecutor unless
his nominee is approved by the Senate.

Here's the problem:

Trump never appointed Berman.Â* Jeff Sessions appointed
Berman as the *interim*Â* southern NY federal prosecutor
but Trump, Sessions and Co. never followed up to have his
appointment confirmed by the Senate.

After 120 days he was appointed to the position by the
federal judges in New Yorkâ€™s Southern District.

So, who can fire him?

Update: Now Berman has changed his mind and has
resigned. Apparently he approves of his
temporary replacement.

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Or someone made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Something like "Get out or the US Marshals will throw you out".
Anyone who thought the president couldn't fire anyone in the executive
branch needs a little constitutional tune up.