A former top federal prosecutor in New York alleges in his new book that his office repeatedly faced pressure from the Justice Department under ex-President Donald Trump to pursue politically motivated cases.
Geoffrey Berman, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleges in his new book that his office repeatedly faced pressure from the Justice Department under ex-President Donald Trump to pursue politically motivated cases
Berman also alleges that in September 2018 a senior DOJ official contacted Berman’s office pointing to the prosecutions of Cohen and U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., a Trump ally, and asking to “even things out” by charging, before the midterm elections, Gregory Craig, a White House counsel under President Barack Obama
Berman’s allegations come as Trump and his allies argue without evidence that the Biden administration is using the Justice Department and FBI as political weapons by having them investigate Trump for holding hundreds of government documents — many mark classified — at his home after leaving office. The statute, the Logan Act, bars private citizens from unauthorized negotiations with foreign governments. The former federal prosecutor also alleges that in September 2018 Edward O’Callaghan, then the principal associate deputy attorney general, contacted Berman’s office pointing to the prosecutions of Cohen and U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y.
“It was vindication, but the case should never have been brought,” Berman told ABC. “I was on the phone with the U.S. attorney from the District of Columbia trying to convince her not to indict Greg Craig. The case was too weak to be brought. It was inappropriate to be brought. And that's what the trial showed.”
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