N.Y. Litigator Berke to Lead Trump Impeachment Prosecution (1)

Jan. 15, 2021, 10:52 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 15, 2021, 11:12 PM UTC

New York litigator Barry Berke has been tapped as Democrats’ top legal adviser in the upcoming impeachment trial against President Donald Trump.

Berke, a white collar defense lawyer at Kramer Levin, will serve as chief impeachment counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Friday. He worked for House Judiciary Committee Democrats as special counsel in the 2019 impeachment inquiry.

Senate has yet to say when it will hold a trial, which will not happen until the chamber recovenes Jan. 19. The House voted Wednesday to impeach Trump for a ...

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