Shortly before Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman was forced out of his post on Friday, he refused to sign off on a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice blasting New York City’s mayor for imposing social-distancing rules on religious gatherings, a department official confirmed on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Geoffrey S. Berman attends a news conference on the indictment of Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, David Correia, and Andrey Kukushnin for various charges related to violations of U.S. federal election laws in New York City, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
The Wall Street Journal first reported Berman’s refusal to sign the letter, citing his concern the letter was a political stunt. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said Barr did not realize Berman had not signed the letter to de Blasio before he announced Berman’s resignation.
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