Trump reached out to Bharara on Thursday. Bharara alerted Sessions office

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Maggie Haberman‏ @maggieNYT 11m11 minutes ago
NEW - Trump reached out to Bharara on Thursday. Bharara alerted Sessions office given protocols re contact. https://t.co/WVmF3Knqrj

___ The call to Preet Bharara’s office from President Trump’s assistant came on Thursday. Would Mr. Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, please call back? He did not.

The following day, Mr. Bharara was one of 46 United States attorneys appointed by President Barack Obama asked to resign — and to immediately clean out their offices. The request took many in his office by surprise because, in a meeting in November, Mr. Bharara was asked by the then-president-elect to stay on.

Mr. Bharara refused to resign. On Saturday, he announced on Twitter that he had been fired.

It was unclear whether the president’s call on Thursday was an effort to explain his change of heart about keeping Mr. Bharara or to discuss another matter. The White House would not comment on Saturday.

However, there are protocols governing a president’s direct contact with federal prosecutors. According to two people with knowledge of the events who were not authorized to discuss sensitive conversations publicly, Mr. Bharara notified an adviser to the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, that the president had tried to contact him and that he would not respond because of those protocols.


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[HipChick]

1. Another mistep...

this admin has blown off anything related to following protocols..

[Corgigal]

2. Interesting

He wanted to be fired, for some reason. I'm sure New York State will hire him in some capacity.
I'm missing something here. Get it New York Times or the Washington Post.

[Ilsa]

3. Trump, Bannon, et al, don't understand protocols.

They are assholes who want what they want when they want it. Diplomacy probably will not come easily to them. Visiting heads of state should prepare to be offended.

I wonder if they even have a social protocol aide?

[LudwigPastorius]

4. "It was unclear whether the presidents call on Thursday was an effort to...

explain his change of heart about keeping Mr. Bharara or to discuss another matter."

I'm sure it was intended to be a shakedown.

"Listen Bahaharamasha. I'm the President of the Fucking United States. You can play ball with me, agree to lay off the Russian shit, and keep your job, or I'll fucking fire you and make your life a living hell. "

Thanks for standing up to that orange sack of shit, Mr. Bharara.

[notdarkyet]

6. I hope calls, emails and tweets are preserved.

[gordianot]

5. Remember these are the same people who dealt with a security crisis

At a table in a golf club. Not very bright even if they do not understand the rules or protocol.

[bigtree]

7. happened today at Trump golf course

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