Fired U.S. Attorney Berman Refused to Sign Letter Criticizing New York City Before Firing

https://time.com/5857749/us-attorney-berman-nyc-letter/

The tensions between Berman and the Justice Department reached a breaking point Friday, when Barr issued a surprise press release saying Berman had resigned and would be replaced by the Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, a lawyer who has virtually no experience as a federal prosecutor. Berman refused to step down, and went into work Saturday. He eventually consented to leave after Barr said Trump had officially fired him and the second in command of the office would take over.