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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: A CA Guy

Yep, that’s what Preet’s trying to tell the MSM: he can’t talk to DJT because there’s an investigation in his office on him.


61 posted on 03/12/2017 9:16:39 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: Raycpa

Think Trump’s call fingers Preet being involved in wiretapping? I do. To a Muslim there is only one law, and it ain’t US law!!!!


62 posted on 03/12/2017 9:17:35 AM PDT by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: COUNTrecount

NY US Attorny responsible for investigating Hillary, Clinton Foundation, Huma and Weiner? He’s in the protection racket. Now we may get on some real investigations into the Clintons.


63 posted on 03/12/2017 9:18:57 AM PDT by Dream Warrior (Never underestimate the POWER of an ARROGANT GOPe.)
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To: txhurl

Probably going after all Trump vendors as well, doing the work unreleased tax forms haven’t been allowed to do victimizing vendors and claiming in some cases connections to Russians, mafia, and Herman Munster.


64 posted on 03/12/2017 9:22:33 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

Artogant, elitist, entitled POS. Glad he was fired. It will


65 posted on 03/12/2017 9:23:22 AM PDT by ZULU (Particular circumstances can never be used to justify an act that is intrinsically evil.)
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To: COUNTrecount

This guy is sure getting a lot of attention. I guess he really wants to be NY Governor, whiney little bitch.


66 posted on 03/12/2017 9:25:30 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: A CA Guy

I was hoping we’d learn Preet’s replacement this weekend. There’s bound to be at least ONE republican investigator *somewhere*, maybe a top gun in Albany or somewhere.


67 posted on 03/12/2017 9:25:31 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: COUNTrecount

Only reason for not talking to Trump is that he was DIGGING DIRT for the Democrats and starting kangaroo ‘investigation’ of Trump.

He needed to be FIRED...he was Open Loop and likely working for Schumer.


68 posted on 03/12/2017 9:27:36 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: DannyTN

Same thing. Got rid of 45 others as well as this one


69 posted on 03/12/2017 9:29:00 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: TomGuy

Maybe he needed some time to shred some records.


70 posted on 03/12/2017 9:32:28 AM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: BobL

He was Schumer’s Senate counsel before getting the AG post from Obama. Schumer recommended him to Trump. This is no apolitical lawyer! He is an operative. Trump probably offered him the post initially as an olive branch to Schumer. After Schumer turned into the dim weeper, he changed his mind.


71 posted on 03/12/2017 9:41:32 AM PDT by nhbob1
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
The silly whiner might have some rule to back him up...

Trump is the boss of the executive branch. He is the one who is responsible for the rules.

72 posted on 03/12/2017 10:11:28 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans

Yeah, but that’s normal for a new president to clean that crew out. What’s abnormal is for someone to choose getting fired over resigning.


73 posted on 03/12/2017 10:20:32 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: FreeReign

Hah! You’d be surprised how rule-bound executives can get these days. But in the case of DOJ it’s ‘you serve at his pleasure’. In other words, he can fire you for looking at him funny.


74 posted on 03/12/2017 10:21:34 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Progressive Trickle Up policy: reward cronies, punish everyone else. 'Stimulus' shell game.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Trump should have met him in private on a private airplane, to discuss golf and grand kids.


75 posted on 03/12/2017 10:21:36 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Trump should have met him in private on a private airplane, to discuss golf and grand kids.


76 posted on 03/12/2017 10:22:46 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: COUNTrecount

DOJ had rules under “O” ? Never knew.


77 posted on 03/12/2017 10:38:20 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: COUNTrecount

The guy wanted to be a liberal martyr “who stood up to Trump”, so as to run for governor of NY.


78 posted on 03/12/2017 11:18:57 AM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: A CA Guy

I agree with you.


80 posted on 03/12/2017 11:30:16 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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