Posted on 11/30/2016 1:23:22 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
There’s going to be the same old “sheriff” in this town.
Preet Bharara, The gungho federal prosecutor has agreed to “stay on” as Manhattan U.S. Attorney after President-elect Donald Trump offered him the gig during a meeting Wednesday afternoon at Trump Tower in Midtown.
“We had a good meeting. I agreed to stay on. I have already spoken to Senator Sessions, who is as you know is the nominee to be the attorney general. He also asked that I stay on, and so I expect that I will be continuing to work at the southern district,” Bharara confirmed to a pool of reporters in the lobby of Trump’s Fifth Avenue skyscraper following their 40 minute powwow.
Bharara, who’s been called “The Sheriff of Wall St.” for his agressive prosecution of bankers, also heaped praise on his own office.
“The president-elect asked, presumably because he’s a New Yorker and is aware of the great work that our office has done over the past seven years, asked to meet with me to discuss whether or not I’d be prepared to stay on as the United States attorney to do the work as we have done it, independently, without fear or favor for the last seven years, Bharara said.
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“Preet” represents “love” in English. I guess Bharara loves to go after bad guy.
Preet Bharara can then act. Trump points out that Preet is a Democrat, and nonpartisan.
Session’s can re-assign it as he sees fit...
Watch the Showtime series “Billions” which takes place In NYC and the intra-warfare between the Eastern and Southern districts over high profile cases. I know it’s Hollywood but I’m sure the real life drama is a lot more intense then the TV show.
Bharara is an Obama appointee, an Obama donor and was the guy who prosecuted D’Souza. He’s a bad choice.
And, they’re not overly fond of militant Muslims. (/understatement)
No one is above the law, just like D’Souza.
EARLY CHRISTMAS for all of us here at FR !!!
So, Sessions will let this guy do what Lynch wouldn’t let him do. Sounds like fun.
Didn’t this guy go after an Indian female diplomat a while back?
Yes, and she was recalled by the Indian government if memory serves.
Another great call by Trump. No-brainer really. The guy’s a pitbull, and him being a dem puts the partisanship meme to rest.
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