(CNN), the powerful prosecutor atop the Manhattan US Attorney's office who has pursued and his allies, said he would exit his post Saturday, ending a standoff after Trump and Attorney General William Barr fired him.Berman's departure came a day after he refused Barr's request that he resign. In a on Saturday, Barr told him Trump had agreed to remove him and conceded that Berman's deputy would succeed him. "Unfortunately, with your statement of last night, you have chosen public spectacle over public service," Barr wrote in his letter to Berman. "Because you have declared that you have no...…(CNN), the powerful prosecutor atop the Manhattan US Attorney's office who has pursued and his allies, said he would exit his post Saturday, ending a standoff after Trump and Attorney General William Barr fired him.Berman's departure came a day after he refused Barr's request that he resign. In a on Saturday, Barr told him Trump had agreed to remove him and conceded that Berman's deputy would succeed him. "Unfortunately, with your statement of last night, you have chosen public spectacle over public service," Barr wrote in his letter to Berman. "Because you have declared that you have no...WW…

(CNN)Sen. Richard Burr surrendered his cell phone to the FBI on Wednesday as part of a Justice Department probe into stock transactions he made ahead of the sharp market downturn sparked by concerns over the coronavirus, a senior DOJ official has confirmed.The phone was turned over after a warrant was served on the North Carolina Republican's lawyer, the official said. Use of the warrant had been signed off at the highest levels of the Justice Department, as is protocol, according to the source. The Senate-issued cell phone was Burr's primary device and investigators have asked Apple for...…(CNN)Sen. Richard Burr surrendered his cell phone to the FBI on Wednesday as part of a Justice Department probe into stock transactions he made ahead of the sharp market downturn sparked by concerns over the coronavirus, a senior DOJ official has confirmed.The phone was turned over after a warrant was served on the North Carolina Republican's lawyer, the official said. Use of the warrant had been signed off at the highest levels of the Justice Department, as is protocol, according to the source. The Senate-issued cell phone was Burr's primary device and investigators have asked Apple for...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — made a last-minute push Monday to persuade the administration to modify its position in the , arguing that the administration should pull back from its insistence that the entire law be struck down.With a Wednesday deadline to make any alterations to its argument looming, Barr made his case in a room with Vice President Mike Pence, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, members of the Domestic Policy Council, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and several other officials. The meeting ended without a decision and it was not immediately not clear...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — made a last-minute push Monday to persuade the administration to modify its position in the , arguing that the administration should pull back from its insistence that the entire law be struck down.With a Wednesday deadline to make any alterations to its argument looming, Barr made his case in a room with Vice President Mike Pence, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, members of the Domestic Policy Council, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and several other officials. The meeting ended without a decision and it was not immediately not clear...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Over Memorial Day weekend, Attorney General William Barr removed a low-profile US attorney in Texas following the public airing of a dispute over an investigation into Walmart – a move that didn’t draw the same attention as the , but is now raising new questions about political interference inside the Justice Department.Joseph Brown, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and a Trump appointee, was pushed out after ProPublica published a nearly headlined “Walmart was almost charged criminally over opioids. Trump appointees killed...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Over Memorial Day weekend, Attorney General William Barr removed a low-profile US attorney in Texas following the public airing of a dispute over an investigation into Walmart – a move that didn’t draw the same attention as the , but is now raising new questions about political interference inside the Justice Department.Joseph Brown, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and a Trump appointee, was pushed out after ProPublica published a nearly headlined “Walmart was almost charged criminally over opioids. Trump appointees killed...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Investigators from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation told a judge that Trump political adviser orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts and bloggers to run a political influence scheme on social media in 2016, according to court documents from the Mueller investigation unsealed on Tuesday.The disclosure came as the Justice Department on of search warrants from, after CNN and other news organizations sued for access to the files.Stone’s assistant, interviewed voluntarily by former special counsel Robert Mueller’s...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Investigators from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation told a judge that Trump political adviser orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts and bloggers to run a political influence scheme on social media in 2016, according to court documents from the Mueller investigation unsealed on Tuesday.The disclosure came as the Justice Department on of search warrants from, after CNN and other news organizations sued for access to the files.Stone’s assistant, interviewed voluntarily by former special counsel Robert Mueller’s...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Federal authorities are looking into whether a 2018 trip to the Bahamas involving Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz and several young women was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence Gaetz in the area of medical marijuana, people briefed on the matter told CNN.Prosecutors with the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section are examining whether Gaetz took gifts, including travel and paid escorts, in exchange for political favors, the sources said.As part of an , investigators are examining whether he engaged in a...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Federal authorities are looking into whether a 2018 trip to the Bahamas involving Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz and several young women was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence Gaetz in the area of medical marijuana, people briefed on the matter told CNN.Prosecutors with the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section are examining whether Gaetz took gifts, including travel and paid escorts, in exchange for political favors, the sources said.As part of an , investigators are examining whether he engaged in a...WW…

(CNN)Police arrived "to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere" at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis' main airport late Thursday night, where a former employee shot and and wounded several others, an Indianapolis police official told CNN.Deputy Chief Craig McCartt on Friday afternoon identified the gunman as 19-year-old Brandon Hole, who was last employed by FedEx in 2020. Hole was found dead of a gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted, McCartt said.In March 2020, Hole's mother told law enforcement that he might attempt "suicide by cop," the...…(CNN)Police arrived "to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere" at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis' main airport late Thursday night, where a former employee shot and and wounded several others, an Indianapolis police official told CNN.Deputy Chief Craig McCartt on Friday afternoon identified the gunman as 19-year-old Brandon Hole, who was last employed by FedEx in 2020. Hole was found dead of a gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted, McCartt said.In March 2020, Hole's mother told law enforcement that he might attempt "suicide by cop," the...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.President Joe Biden's son Hunter dodged several questions in a new interview about a controversial laptop that is tied to him and was seized by the FBI in 2019.Hunter Biden told CBS News in an interview clip released on Friday that he has "no idea whether or not" the laptop belongs to him, but acknowledged that it was "certainly" a possibility, before raising several other theories."There could be a laptop out there that was stolen from me," Hunter Biden said in the interview. "It could be that I was hacked. It could be that it was the -- that it was...…You have permission to edit this article.President Joe Biden's son Hunter dodged several questions in a new interview about a controversial laptop that is tied to him and was seized by the FBI in 2019.Hunter Biden told CBS News in an interview clip released on Friday that he has "no idea whether or not" the laptop belongs to him, but acknowledged that it was "certainly" a possibility, before raising several other theories."There could be a laptop out there that was stolen from me," Hunter Biden said in the interview. "It could be that I was hacked. It could be that it was the -- that it was...WW…

(CNN)Federal investigators looking into 's relationships with young women have examined whether any federal campaign money was involved in paying for travel and expenses for the women, a person briefed on the matter said. Investigators are examining whether the Florida Republican engaged in a relationship with a woman that began when she was 17 years old and whether his involvement with other young women broke federal sex trafficking and prostitution laws, according to that source and another person briefed on the matter.Investigators are also pursuing allegations from witnesses and other...…(CNN)Federal investigators looking into 's relationships with young women have examined whether any federal campaign money was involved in paying for travel and expenses for the women, a person briefed on the matter said. Investigators are examining whether the Florida Republican engaged in a relationship with a woman that began when she was 17 years old and whether his involvement with other young women broke federal sex trafficking and prostitution laws, according to that source and another person briefed on the matter.Investigators are also pursuing allegations from witnesses and other...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — In a fast-escalating crisis Friday night, Attorney General William Barr tried to oust , the powerful US attorney for the Southern District of New York who has investigated a number of associates of , but Berman defied him by refusing to step down.sent roughly an hour after Barr said Berman was set to leave the office, Berman said he had learned of his purported exit from a press release.“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...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — In a fast-escalating crisis Friday night, Attorney General William Barr tried to oust , the powerful US attorney for the Southern District of New York who has investigated a number of associates of , but Berman defied him by refusing to step down.sent roughly an hour after Barr said Berman was set to leave the office, Berman said he had learned of his purported exit from a press release.“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...WW…