nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Attorney General William Barr announced that Geoffrey Berman would be stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. But Berman says "I have no intention of resigning."

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks to reporters last year about two Florida men associated with President Trump's lawyer Rudolf Giuliani and the Ukraine investigation.



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President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies

Attorney General William Barr announced that Geoffrey Berman would be stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. But Berman says "I have no intention of resigning."