Late on Friday, a Justice Department press release said that President Donald Trump intended to nominate Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange…
The attorney, who claims to have discovered plans regarding him through a Justice Department press release, added:
In an unexpected announcement on Friday night, Attorney General William Barr had said that President Donald Trump would be nominating Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to succeed Berman in his post.
Clayton was previously a corporate lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, and would be the first non-prosecutor in the post if confirmed.
The outlet quoted sources in the Justice Department as saying Berman had been offered other positions at the office, including the head of the civil division. After assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt exited earlier in the week, the position had been left vacant.
However, sources add, at an in-person meeting with Barr in New York, Berman was believed to have rejected the offer, with another source cited as claiming the US attorney for the Southern District of New York had been asked to resign and refused.
