Barr reportedly misled US Attorney of NJ—told him that Berman was voluntarily resigning—in asking him to replace Berman.
Carpenito was shocked to learn he’d been misled by Barr.
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Barr reportedly called Carpenito on Friday afternoon to ask him to replace Berman. It was the first Carpenito had heard of it.
Carpenito “seems to have been clear with staff that Berman’s late Friday night press release had changed the equation for him considerably.”