David B. Massey, who is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was quoted in The New York Times* article, "Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in New York Who Investigated His Inner Circle," in response to the firing of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman.

“While there have always been turf battles between the Southern District and the Justice Department in Washington, and occasionally sharp elbows, to take someone out suddenly while they’re investigating the president’s lawyer, it is just unprecedented in modern times.”

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