(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)The White House on Monday admitted that President Donald Trump was involved in the removal of after Trump had claimed he was "not involved" in the process this weekend. Speaking at the White House Monday, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was "involved in the sign-off capacity" as she sought to explain the removal of Berman as a simple swap that would allow Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to take the post.Clayton and Trump also discussed the job, which leads the powerful Southern District of New York office.During a recent meeting, Trump asked...…(CNN)The White House on Monday admitted that President Donald Trump was involved in the removal of after Trump had claimed he was "not involved" in the process this weekend. Speaking at the White House Monday, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was "involved in the sign-off capacity" as she sought to explain the removal of Berman as a simple swap that would allow Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to take the post.Clayton and Trump also discussed the job, which leads the powerful Southern District of New York office.During a recent meeting, Trump asked...WW…

(CNN Business)Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested Thursday morning that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. His comments were made in a video posted to his Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts. Bannon falsely claimed President Trump had won reelection, despite several key states still being too close to call, and said that he should fire both Fauci and Wray.He then said he would go further: "I'd put the heads on pikes. Right. I'd put them at the two corners of the...…(CNN Business)Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested Thursday morning that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. His comments were made in a video posted to his Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts. Bannon falsely claimed President Trump had won reelection, despite several key states still being too close to call, and said that he should fire both Fauci and Wray.He then said he would go further: "I'd put the heads on pikes. Right. I'd put them at the two corners of the...WW…

Washington (CNN)The Houston-area county at the center of a legal fight over drive-thru voting decided late Monday to close nine of the 10 polling places that the county had used as drive-thru voting locations.Earlier in the day, a federal judge had rejected a GOP request to invalidate 127,000 ballots cast in drive-thru early voting but said he would have ruled against allowing such voting on Election Day. The judge had dismissed the petition on technical grounds after finding the Republicans did not have a legal basis to bring the challenge. In announcing the decision to close most of the...…Washington (CNN)The Houston-area county at the center of a legal fight over drive-thru voting decided late Monday to close nine of the 10 polling places that the county had used as drive-thru voting locations.Earlier in the day, a federal judge had rejected a GOP request to invalidate 127,000 ballots cast in drive-thru early voting but said he would have ruled against allowing such voting on Election Day. The judge had dismissed the petition on technical grounds after finding the Republicans did not have a legal basis to bring the challenge. In announcing the decision to close most of the...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested Thursday morning that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. His comments were made in a video posted to his Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts.Bannon falsely claimed President Trump had won reelection, despite several key states still being too close to call, and said that he should fire both Fauci and Wray.He then said he would go further:...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested Thursday morning that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. His comments were made in a video posted to his Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts.Bannon falsely claimed President Trump had won reelection, despite several key states still being too close to call, and said that he should fire both Fauci and Wray.He then said he would go further:...WW…

New York (CNN)once said he calculated his net worth, to a degree, on his "feelings," and that he put the "best spin" on some of the assets. "I think everybody" exaggerates about the value of their properties. "Who wouldn't?" Did he inflate values? "Not beyond reason," Trump said, insisting he gave his "opinion" to a key associate and "ultimately" let that person make the decision, according to an exchange in a 2007 deposition.The exchange takes on fresh meaning this spring as Manhattan prosecutors investigate whether Trump's "best spin" was common practice in local real estate circles -- or...…New York (CNN)once said he calculated his net worth, to a degree, on his "feelings," and that he put the "best spin" on some of the assets. "I think everybody" exaggerates about the value of their properties. "Who wouldn't?" Did he inflate values? "Not beyond reason," Trump said, insisting he gave his "opinion" to a key associate and "ultimately" let that person make the decision, according to an exchange in a 2007 deposition.The exchange takes on fresh meaning this spring as Manhattan prosecutors investigate whether Trump's "best spin" was common practice in local real estate circles -- or...WW…

ByLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward.In a , the appeals court granted the request form Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” to dismiss Trump’s appeal now that he is no longer in office.The lawsuit is one of several legal issues facing the former President now that he’s left the White House. He is facing multiple criminal investigations, civil state inquiries and defamation lawsuits by two women accusing him of sexual assault.Zervos sued Trump...…ByLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward.In a , the appeals court granted the request form Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” to dismiss Trump’s appeal now that he is no longer in office.The lawsuit is one of several legal issues facing the former President now that he’s left the White House. He is facing multiple criminal investigations, civil state inquiries and defamation lawsuits by two women accusing him of sexual assault.Zervos sued Trump...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The former daughter-in-law of said she is cooperating who are looking into former President Donald Trump and his business, and have asked her about apartments she and her ex-husband were allowed to live in rent-free.Jennifer Weisselberg – a former ballet dancer who was married to Barry, the son of Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization – said her conversations with have focused on “the compensation and gifts that I received” from the Trump Organization and that she had discussed details about the two...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The former daughter-in-law of said she is cooperating who are looking into former President Donald Trump and his business, and have asked her about apartments she and her ex-husband were allowed to live in rent-free.Jennifer Weisselberg – a former ballet dancer who was married to Barry, the son of Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization – said her conversations with have focused on “the compensation and gifts that I received” from the Trump Organization and that she had discussed details about the two...WW…

New York (CNN)The former daughter-in-law of said she is cooperating who are looking into former President Donald Trump and his business, and have asked her about apartments she and her ex-husband were allowed to live in rent-free.Jennifer Weisselberg -- a former ballet dancer who was married to Barry, the son of Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization -- said her conversations with have focused on "the compensation and gifts that I received" from the Trump Organization and that she had discussed details about the two apartments in which she and Barry lived....…New York (CNN)The former daughter-in-law of said she is cooperating who are looking into former President Donald Trump and his business, and have asked her about apartments she and her ex-husband were allowed to live in rent-free.Jennifer Weisselberg -- a former ballet dancer who was married to Barry, the son of Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization -- said her conversations with have focused on "the compensation and gifts that I received" from the Trump Organization and that she had discussed details about the two apartments in which she and Barry lived....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…