nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies, Barr Says||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The attorney general said Trump has removed Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. But the president quickly sought to distance himself from the decision.

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, Barr Says

The attorney general said Trump has removed Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. But the president quickly sought to distance himself from the decision.