Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman refused to sign a Justice Department letter criticizing New York's mayor for enforcing social-distancing rules on religious gatherings but not street protests, people familiar with the matter say
The day before Attorney General William Barr abruptly announced plans to replace Geoffrey Berman as the Manhattan U.S. Attorney, supervisors in Mr. Barr’s Justice Department asked Mr. Berman to sign a letter criticizing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for the city’s enforcement of social-distancing rules to block religious gatherings but not recent street protests, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Berman refused to sign the letter Thursday, after engaging in a brief back-and-forth drafting process, the people said....
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