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The real reason New York US Attorney Preet Bharara was asked to resign
The Caribbean Radio ^ | March 15, 2017 | Richard Lawless

Posted on 03/15/2017 6:10:18 PM PDT by Aria

New York Senator Charles Schumer was instrumental in getting Bharara appointed to that position and in return was asked from time to time to do favors for the senator and his allies. Up until recently, President Trump had no idea what was really going on. Once President Trump’s staff understood the quid pro quo, they had no choice but to ask for Bharara’s resignation.

In 2015, Puerto Rico defaulted on $70 billion in municipal bonds. Those involved panicked. There was ample evidence that the issuing agencies were technically bankrupt when they issued the bonds and that they purchased fraudulent credit ratings from Moody’s Fitch and S&P. Wall Street’s biggest banks then knowingly sold junk bonds to innocent investors, labeling them as safe investments. Everyone made a ton of money, except the innocent investors.

The evidence of this massive criminal act was overwhelming. The lawsuits and complaints to the FBI and SEC were streaming in. Dozens of Wall Street executives could go to prison. This was serious.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2015; 201601; bailout; bankers; bharara; blumenthal; charlesschumer; chuckschumer; clintoncrimefamily; default; elizabethwarren; energybill; feinstein; itgate; municipalbonds; newyork; obama; pensions; preet; preetbharara; promesa; puertorico; puertoricobailout; rider; ryan; schumer; unionpensions; unions; warren
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To: goldbux

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21 posted on 03/15/2017 7:05:56 PM PDT by goldbux (No sufficiently rich interpreted language can represent its own semantics. -- Alfred Tarski, 1936)
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To: cashless

YUP

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/04/15/speaker-ryan-pushes-puerto-rico-bondholder-cram-conservatives-gop/


22 posted on 03/15/2017 7:07:26 PM PDT by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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To: Aria

Passed on roll-call votes, bipartisan back-bench sponsors.

Has all the smell of a corrupt leadership deal.

As such, Schumer would have had to have been a part of it.

But I see no connection to Warren.

And who is this guy, and how does he know this?


23 posted on 03/15/2017 7:11:36 PM PDT by jdege
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To: cashless

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5278/cosponsors

06/13/2016 Received in the Senate

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2328/cosponsors

became Public Law 114-187 on 6/30/2016


24 posted on 03/15/2017 7:18:15 PM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Aria

I knew there is something going on with this guy


25 posted on 03/15/2017 7:27:55 PM PDT by Lee25
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To: Aria

This is very very goo story and should spread to as many news media as possible

Wall Street, schumer, warren ... love it


26 posted on 03/15/2017 7:31:33 PM PDT by Lee25
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To: jdege
I see that snake Chaffetz name on there with Ryan. The more I see of him the less I like him.
27 posted on 03/15/2017 7:33:07 PM PDT by peeps36 (Obama = the skidmark on America's underwear.)
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To: bigbob; Aria; LucyT; Liz

The Preet Heat

http://www.judicialwatch.org/bulletins/the-preet-heat/

Mr. Bharara has tangled with both countries. He is banned from Russia over his successful prosecution of international arms dealer Victor Bout and has been condemned by the president of Turkey for making an Iran sanctions-busting case against the Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab.


28 posted on 03/15/2017 7:35:50 PM PDT by Whenifhow (when, if and how will Obama be gone?)
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To: Aria

The best way to be a crooked cop

Is not to go light on everone...

It’s to be the opposite

It’s to be super aggressively policing your area ..

That will put the fear of God into everybody

Then the few that can pay your rate for you to look the other way will Ante Up big time


29 posted on 03/15/2017 7:39:40 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: jdege

Here is the author’s bio as seen with the article:

Richard Lawless is a former senior banker who has specialized in evaluating and granting debt for over 25 years. He has a Master’s Degree in Finance from the University of San Diego and Bachelor’s Degree from Pepperdine University. He sits on several Corporate Boards and actively writes for several finance publications.


30 posted on 03/15/2017 7:45:27 PM PDT by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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To: Aria

He’s been pushing this story for more than a year in many venues.


31 posted on 03/15/2017 7:53:20 PM PDT by jdege
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To: jdege

And you don’t think it’s true or do you think it’s a story that needs to be told?


32 posted on 03/15/2017 7:56:59 PM PDT by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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To: bigbob; Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; TWhiteBear; WildHighlander57; ...

Article and # 2 .

Thanks, Whenifhow.

33 posted on 03/15/2017 8:02:27 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: Tench_Coxe

wow, the swamp in a nutshell?


34 posted on 03/15/2017 8:19:44 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: bigbob

Two quick things:

1. More people are again saying Weiner is signing.

2. In 2 speeches today Trump is clearly saying “new stuff is going to happen, big stuff, within two weeks”.

KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED...!!!


35 posted on 03/15/2017 8:21:23 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

What is he signing with? Wait- don’t tell me!

Guessing you meant singing?

Just the usual FR wisecrack there.

WATERBOARD HIM!


36 posted on 03/15/2017 8:33:05 PM PDT by freepersup (A freeper behind every blade of grass. / Count your blessings!)
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To: Aria

I think it might will be true, but I’d really like to see some substantiation, rather than bare accusations.


37 posted on 03/15/2017 8:39:55 PM PDT by jdege
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To: mass55th

Holy crap. I mean HOLY CRAP!! This is freaking unbelievable, and, yet, I fear it really is possible...

:-(

Can the entire article be posted here?

I would suggest that, if this can somehow be confirmed:

A) Everyone here contact everyone they know with this info.

B) Everyone who can, archive this. (I copy / saved it as a .doc file.

If all the activity the author claims went on in attempted behalf of the bondholders, did, then I would think knowledgeable FReepers could get confirmation??? Surely there are voluminous records of the attempted lawsuits and such?


38 posted on 03/15/2017 8:46:22 PM PDT by Paul R.
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To: bigbob

The MSM had some even here thinking this guy was Rudy incarnate.
Lesson learned: if CNN says it’s good, it’s bad. And vice versa.


39 posted on 03/15/2017 8:46:30 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: jdege
This line is in the article too: By this time, all congressmen and senators were made fully aware of the potential fraud that had taken place in Puerto Rico.

And no one pursued the corruption angle??? Good Gawd....

40 posted on 03/15/2017 8:50:48 PM PDT by Paul R.
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