There are some even here (who should know better) who still swallow the pablum spooned out to an unsuspecting public by a partisan press.
“Preet was a non-partisan crusader abused and misused by an arbitrary Donald Trump who promised to keep him on ...” blah blah blah
Get smart. They lie like bear rugs because they honestly believe—in a 1984 doublethink fake-but-honest way—that it is their job to tell us what to think.
According to Bharara, Trump asked him if he’d be willing to stay on, and he said he’d be open to that. Not exactly a promise. More like a feeler.