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Bharara refused to return phone call from Trump citing DOJ rules
NY POST ^ | March 12, 2017 | Daniel Halper

Posted on 03/12/2017 8:13:54 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

Prosecutor Preet Bharara was fired by the attorney general a day after he refused to return a phone call from President Trump, a report alleges.

An assistant to the president of the United States called Bharara’s office Thursday, saying the president wanted to talk, but Bharara refused citing Department of Justice rules, the New York Times reported.

On Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions notified all 46 federal prosecutors, who were appointed by President Obama and still active, to leave. Bharara was one of those asked to resign.

When Bharara got the call Thursday, he informed an aide to Sessions that he wouldn’t be able to talk to the president because of the rules. He then called Trump’s assistant to say the same.

It is unknown what Trump wanted to talk to Bharara about.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bharara; doj; preetbharara; trump
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To: COUNTrecount
If Dinesh D’Souza was a democrat, Mr. Bharra would have given him a slap on the wrist since what Dinesh did is SOP for democrats everyday...

Dinesh sentence was WAY over the top...

Trump needs to keep this political hack as far away from his administration as possible....

41 posted on 03/12/2017 8:44:25 AM PDT by Popman
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To: COUNTrecount

It is heartening to see that many here raised the obvious but to date unanswered question, “What rule?” It makes little sense to launch off into editorializing until the relevant facts are on the table. As a newly elected town official, I have learned to always ask for a citation and evidence whenever an entrenched bureaucrat says that the law or the State or a bye-law says....


42 posted on 03/12/2017 8:44:26 AM PDT by bjc (Show me the data!)
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To: grumpygresh

I think this was a shock to criminal NY, who had been led to believe Preet would stay and continue protecting them, the MenSeekingMen were too silent on this yesterday. Looks like we’re going to the mat again, this time for the big fish.


43 posted on 03/12/2017 8:44:46 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: maggief; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON
Bharara is a wealthy man, despite his years of government service. “Bharara was an early investor in Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, which was co-founded by his brother, Vinit,”

SUSAN: (spotting an inconsistency) Wait a minute. I thought that Art wanted to give up the exporting.

ELAINE: What'd I say?

SUSAN: The importing.

ELAINE: (caught out) I did. Uh...

SUSAN: So, what does he uh, import?

ELAINE: (extemporizing) Uh... chips.

SUSAN: Oh. What kinda chips?

ELAINE: Potato.

SUSAN: Ah.

ELAINE: (embroidering) Some corn.

SUSAN: And what does he export?

ELAINE: Diapers.

SUSAN: (fake smile) I'm sorry for bothering you.

ELAINE: Oh, no, it's okay.

44 posted on 03/12/2017 8:45:38 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: chris37

This reminds me when the head of the IRS and some woman both refused to testify in a Congressional hearing, both smirking - during BOs regime.

I hope their bad choices follow them in life.


45 posted on 03/12/2017 8:47:15 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: COUNTrecount

Prima Donna. Preet can’t read the tea leaves— not unusual for people in rule bound professions- forest, trees meet bark.

Sooooo...now Trump gets to appoint the person who will control the diBlasio investigation (Don Jr for mayor?), the Cuomo investigation, Human Abedin’s computer and who knows what else. The amazing thing is no one on the Democrat side called Preet and told him to cool his jets. They have the most to lose in this instance.


46 posted on 03/12/2017 8:48:53 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: COUNTrecount; All

“Donald Trump did what only Donald Trump can do so well: He said, ‘You’re fired!’”

On “Justice,” Judge Jeanine Pirro slammed Preet Bharara for not leaving his position as U.S. Attorney “with dignity.”

http://bit.ly/2mfuCgN


47 posted on 03/12/2017 8:50:13 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount

Good riddance. I never liked that scumbag.


48 posted on 03/12/2017 8:52:52 AM PDT by jpl (Obama lied when Stevens died.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Bharara may be shielding massive corruption in NYS government under Cuomo and the Dems by only nibbling at the edges of prosecutions. His side by side convictions of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos should only be labeled “politically correct.”


49 posted on 03/12/2017 8:54:22 AM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: COUNTrecount

What rules? Since when can’t someone in DOJ talk to the President?


50 posted on 03/12/2017 8:54:40 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (SandyInPeoria just doesn't sound right... yet here I am.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Peet is a friggin douchebag. No more resignations. Just fire them, cancel pensions.


51 posted on 03/12/2017 8:56:37 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: COUNTrecount
Let's change the phrase of

"Follow the Money" to

" Whats in it For me"

52 posted on 03/12/2017 8:57:52 AM PDT by djone (How can the willingly ignorant spew such great opinions on what they know not)
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To: ConservativeMind
Did this guy personally​ have can investigation going on Trump? Only reason not to talk I can think of and this was NY.
53 posted on 03/12/2017 8:59:53 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Obama appointee.


54 posted on 03/12/2017 9:01:22 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: COUNTrecount
Whatever...


55 posted on 03/12/2017 9:05:38 AM PDT by Vic S
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To: maggief

$1M ain’t wealthy these days


56 posted on 03/12/2017 9:06:41 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: COUNTrecount

57 posted on 03/12/2017 9:08:54 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King! Forgive my misspelling when on my tablet)
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To: COUNTrecount

Notice he took the `rat default position: “The law prevents Donald Trump from doing something I don’t want done.”
Good riddance you dirty `rat cockblocker.


58 posted on 03/12/2017 9:09:04 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: COUNTrecount

Sounds like Bharara knew what was coming and wanted to be an a$$ about it.

He got a letter asking for his resignation. He refused. What did he expect was going to happen next?

Then, he runs to the media and whines about what happened.


59 posted on 03/12/2017 9:10:15 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: chris37; Lazamataz; Liz; Impy

“An assistant to the president of the United States called Bharara’s office Thursday, saying the president wanted to talk, but Bharara refused citing Department of Justice rules, the New York Times reported.”

The silly whiner might have some rule to back him up, but he failed to point out that DOJ attorneys can be fired at the drop of a hat for no stated reason.


60 posted on 03/12/2017 9:13:12 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Progressive Trickle Up policy: reward cronies, punish everyone else. 'Stimulus' shell game.)
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