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How Berman Subtly Shot Down Some Of The More Innocent Explanations For His Ouster

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman arrives at Rayburn House Office Building July 9, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Berman is attending a clo... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman arrives at Rayburn House Office Building July 9, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Berman is attending a closed-door transcribed interview with the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS

July 14, 2020 11:00 a.m.

The parameters for an interview that Geoffrey Berman — the former Manhattan U.S. attorney who was ousted from his position last month — gave the House Judiciary Committee last week were extremely narrow, according to a transcript released Monday.

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