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US Attorney, Trump appointee, recused from Michael Cohen investigation
ABC.com ^ | 4/10/2018 | JONATHAN KARL and JOSH MARGOLIN

Posted on 04/10/2018 9:14:33 AM PDT by dirtboy

ABC News has learned that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is recused from the Michael Cohen investigation.

Two sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News Berman was not involved in the decision to raid Cohen's office because of the recusal.

The recusal was approved by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

The raid of Cohen's handled by others in the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and approved by a federal judge.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: berman; braking; cohen; geoffreyberman; jamescomey; jonathankarl; joshmargolin; lisabarsoomian; michaelcohen; mueller; muelleroutofcontrol; newyork; nyfbi; rodrosenstein; rosenstein; trump; trumplawyerraid; trumprussia; usattorney
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Rosenstein suddenly discovers a need to recuse ... someone other than himself.
1 posted on 04/10/2018 9:14:33 AM PDT by dirtboy
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“The recusal was approved by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.”

Rosenfeinstein was afraid Berman might be too honest for the job.


2 posted on 04/10/2018 9:16:53 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo“The frustration of FBI veterans is simple to decipipher.” But not frustrated enoug)
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3 posted on 04/10/2018 9:17:06 AM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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I will ask again, where the F is Jeff Sessions???


4 posted on 04/10/2018 9:17:07 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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The recusal was approved by [TRUMP APPOINTEE] Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

This is beyond farce. It’s time for POTUS to start organizing the framework of a 3rd party and put some fear in the GOPe.


5 posted on 04/10/2018 9:17:09 AM PDT by lodi90
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Remember when Loretta Lynch and other Obama political appointees recused themselves from involvement in investigating Obama’s Secretary of State for mishandling government secrets and destroying evidence?

Oh wait, they didn’t.


6 posted on 04/10/2018 9:17:38 AM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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I see, so anyone who might be sympathetic to the President must go. Yet that POS Rosenstein can run wild.


7 posted on 04/10/2018 9:17:48 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I will ask again, where the F is Jeff Sessions???

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Ssshhhh. It’s nap time.


8 posted on 04/10/2018 9:18:57 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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Berman and Comey were both Attorneys for the Southern District of NY in 1990-1994. And they're both New Yorkers in every way.

Like I said earlier, this raid smells of Comey.

And I'm betting Berman and Comey did lunch within the last few days......and someone saw them.

9 posted on 04/10/2018 9:19:31 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Who are “others” and who is the judge...


10 posted on 04/10/2018 9:20:12 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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but but but last night the talking heads said it must be justified because Geoffrey Berman had to sign off on it


11 posted on 04/10/2018 9:20:39 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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I tried desperately to stand up for Sessions. But where is he today as the DOJ burns out of control?

Gutless little pussy.


12 posted on 04/10/2018 9:21:39 AM PDT by shelterguy (Bigdeal)
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That’s funny because everyone is saying Trump appointees approved this raid.

I guess not so much.

I’d be interested to see what Chris Wray’s involvement was.


13 posted on 04/10/2018 9:22:27 AM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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Berman probably refused to approve the warrant application, so Rosenstein told him to recuse himself and approved them himself.

The warrant applications are sealed so nobody has any idea what fictions were used to create probable cause out of the Stormy Daniels allegations.

This is just more habitual legal abuse by the FBI. It’s how they operate, not just in DC, but in field offices all over the country.


14 posted on 04/10/2018 9:25:01 AM PDT by Valpal1 (I am grown weary.)
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Look...Trump is smarter then the whole bunch of these Democrat Low life scum. Remember, folks Bob Mueller crawled on his hands and knees to get interviewed for the Director of the FBI under DJT. After Trump interviewed the incompetent Mueller,....he sent him on his way.

Mueller thinks he is a God....well...he is not a God...he is more like a Satan traitor & turncoat.

Trumpie..do just as you are doing...take care of the USA and our people. Mueller is headed for the garbage can that is filled with Democrat scum and vermin.


15 posted on 04/10/2018 9:31:28 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: lodi90

“It’s time for POTUS to start organizing the framework of a 3rd party and put some fear in the GOPe.”

I’m afraid it is long past time for that. It’s guillotines or nothing.


16 posted on 04/10/2018 9:31:38 AM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you , Julian!)
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To: dirtboy

So did they recuse Joseph Goebbels too ?


17 posted on 04/10/2018 9:31:45 AM PDT by jcon40 (The other post before yours really nails it for me. I have been a DOithS / PC guy forever and alway)
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To: shelterguy

Jeff Sessions is the poorest excuse for a man that I have ever witnessed. The South should be ashamed of putting such a cuck into office. Total coward. Absolute yellow-bellied skunk. Alabama, you have truly let down the nation.


18 posted on 04/10/2018 9:32:15 AM PDT by JME_FAN
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To: dirtboy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0I0Aa84QE No AWAN, no Hillary, no DNC search.


19 posted on 04/10/2018 9:33:30 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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I don’t understand why he would recuse himself? If he approves the raid what is the conflict?


20 posted on 04/10/2018 9:35:06 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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