国际英语资讯:Trump fires prosecutor who refused to resign, says U.S. attorney general
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 20-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Berman">Berman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Berman">Berman</span>, <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> "<span word="public">public</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="service">service</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resigning">resigning</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span>," <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tulsa">Tulsa</span>, <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Berman">Berman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>."</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Clayton">Clayton</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Securities">Securities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Berman">Berman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="Berman">Berman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span>, <span word="Rudy">Rudy</span> <span word="Giuliani">Giuliani</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resigning">resigning</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> '<span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="down">down</span>' <span word="as">as</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span>," <span word="Berman">Berman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fright">Fright</span> <span word="night">night</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidentially">presidentially</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="interruption">interruption</span>."</p>
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