Preet Bharara was fired because of his record prosecuting corruption

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...apparently Bharara is being yanked from a number of high-profile cases, some involving New York's financial district, some involving Russian mobsters. Very likely, he would have been at the center of any investigation into Trump's finances, with jurisdiction over Trump Tower.

Of course, Trump had the right to do what other presidents have done and clean house, but Preet had been assured he would stay. It raises the question of what he was investigating and what he was on to. In many ways, Bharara is Trump's Archibald Cox, the special Watergate prosecutor who was fired by the Nixon White House in the ''Saturday Night Massacre''.

Okay, maybe not that big, but this mass firing has to be viewed in the prism of the ongoing investigation(s) into the Trump White House. There isn't anything to be done about it, but it shouldn't go unremarked on. Without replacements in place, there are myriad, ongoing cases and investigations affected, undoubtedly many critical issues left in the lurch.

Maybe the sudden purge is just part of the jitters Trump's developed since he made his 'wiretapping' charge against Barack Obama. Trump had better hope no one finds there's any truth to his claims. In order to snoop on Trump, the Obama Justice Dept. would need a warrant. If a warrant exists, and if the probable cause needed for a judge to approve one is revealed to Congress or the public, the entire bottom will fall out of his presidency.

Maybe he can see the dragnet closing in. Makes sense, from his standpoint, to get rid of this leading corruption expert.

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[KewlKat]

1. I wonder if he might know where some Con bodies are buried? Wasn't he to investigate conflict of

interest on the Con? Wish he could still persue an investigation into the Con's finances, etc. and bring the clown down.

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11. CNN legal analyst: Trump likely fired US Attorney Bharara to sabotage troublesome investigations

[C_U_L8R]

2. I hope the State of NY is recruiting him

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[Cha]

4. KR!

[Cha]

5. So what's this tweet from Louise Mensch about? Weird..

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[Cha]

6. In 2013, Putin barred @PreetBharara from entering Russia.

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8. good find, Cha!

[Cha]

12. The Obama Diary..

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[Initech]

7. So the billionaires get a free pass. Damn them!

[JI7]

10. i think it had to do with the Russian Mafia

[Cha]

13. lol@Dumbest take of the day. Go home, everyone. We have a "winner".

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[ProudLib72]

14. Whatever the real reason

the fact that there are no replacements should be everyone's concern right now. What is going to happen to who knows how many cases that were waiting to be heard? If it was an attempt to cover up tRump's business crap, it's an over the top narcissistic ploy by someone who doesn't give a damn about how many people he has to hurt to save his own ass.