Posted on 03/12/2017 9:06:28 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said there could be a connection between the firing of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and investigations into President Trump.
During an interview on ABC's "This Week," Cummings, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, said the president has the right to fire U.S. attorneys.
But he noted that not very long ago, the president said he was willing to "keep the U.S. attorney there in New York."
"And then suddenly, he's, I guess, changed his mind," Cummings said.
"I'm just curious as to why that is and certainly there's a lot of questions coming up as to whether ... President Trump is concerned about the jurisdiction of this U.S. attorney and whether that might affect his future," he continued.
"You look at everything surrounding the investigations -- there are a lot of questions that need to be asked, but again, the president does have that prerogative."
Last week, watchdog groups asked Bharara to investigate Trump regarding foreign business deals, according to The Washington Post. The groups requested the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York look into whether the president had gotten benefits from foreign governments, in violation of the Emoluments Clause.
"I think that, again, what has been happening is that there is an air of distrust that has been brought on by President Trump himself," Cummings said Sunday.
"So I think that in part, the president has created this situation for himself. But yea, sure, no doubt about it, when they asked about the Emoluments Clause and possible violations of it and the U.S. attorneys relationship to that, I think that had perhaps something to do with."
When pressed further on whether he thinks there might be a connection, Cummings said: "There very well may be."
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Someone needs to investigate the investigation of Trump?
That was Hank Johnson, an entirely understandable mixup.
He’s a House n, not a field n...
President Trump was willing to keep the United States Attorney for New York in office until he discovered that said attorney was just another political hack.
Insubordination was the reason. Had he submitted his resignation then Sessions could have refused it, but his insubordination was the reason.
I could not have said it better
Speculation (by the craziest people in public) passing as news. I mean, Cummings and Schiff have credibility in the negative range, LOL. I suppose that makes them over-qualified to appear on ABC.
When is Elijah Cummings going to pay attention to his MD District which is in severe economic distress?
True only for what they say from the floor of the Hosue or Senate.
More than likely a connection with the Clintons-Carlos Danger—fantasy Island that said attorney refused to bring forward
Rednecks should be discouraged from inbreeding.
Wonder if something to do with immigration was Involved in his firing. Sessions made clear he expects prosecutions.
More lying leftist media which should be presumed a false until the outlet proves with clear and convincing evidence it is the truth.
Please, post the published truth about this from a reliable source instead of posting these unadulterated lying leftist media headlines and articles which serve no purpose whatsoever except to promote the lie and demoralize the Right.
Doesn’t matter. Trump has the authority to do what he did, EC. And guess what? You’re powerless to stop it.... just like Republicans were not able to halt the statism you and your sad little neophyte BO crammed down our throats.
I wish ruthless bannon would get the dirt on all the players now. Mccain has to have a huge CIA file.
Cummings and the rest of the ‘Black’ caucus along with the nation-killing phony Obama have done much by their high profiles in relegated their race to the back of the bus.
All that we see of these blathering idiots the more the advances made by American negroes have been pushed back to the 1950’s.
“Commie racist shithead.”
Drop the mic now.
Just declassify the Vietnam war records that McCain and Kerry made unavailable to even the families of the POW/MIA. There IS a reason they both want them hidden
Awesome!
RUN WITH THIS, DEMOCRAZIES!
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