10 Mar 2017 11:57 pm
Trump Abruptly Orders 46 Obama Era U.S. Attorneys To Resign
Misty: Presidents absolutely have the right to replace all U.S. Attorneys, and it is not unusual for them to do that, but it seems like this was done in a much more abrupt manner than usual, with many of them told to clear out by the end of the day.
Most presidents do it in a much more gradual manner so as not to disrupt ongoing cases.
After reading the article in the above link it becomes clear that once again Trump took his advice from something he saw on TV.
The Mr. Bharara referred to in the article is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY (Manhattan).
Under Mr. Bharara, the office prosecuted Democratic and Republican officials with equal ardor, most notably Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic speaker of New York’s Assembly, and Dean G. Skelos, the former Republican majority leader of the State Senate.
He is now investigating Democratic Mayor Bill De Blasio's administration for possible corruption.
On November 30th he was called to Trump Tower and asked by both Trump and Jeff Sessions if he would stay on in his job and he accepted.
But now it looks like thanks to Sean Hannity, and the fact that Trump Tower is within Bharara's district, he's gone as well.
Even the editorial board of Rupert Murdoch's NY Post says it will be a big mistake to let him go.
http://nypost.com/2017/03/10/hey-mr-pre ... t-bharara/
I guess since those gov't watchdogs are urging Bharara to investigate whether Trump has violated the emoluments clause, Trump can't have anyone in that office who would not be afraid to do that.
It will be very interesting to see who Trump puts in that position.
Watch this space.
Misty: Presidents absolutely have the right to replace all U.S. Attorneys, and it is not unusual for them to do that, but it seems like this was done in a much more abrupt manner than usual, with many of them told to clear out by the end of the day.
Most presidents do it in a much more gradual manner so as not to disrupt ongoing cases.
After reading the article in the above link it becomes clear that once again Trump took his advice from something he saw on TV.
The Mr. Bharara referred to in the article is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY (Manhattan).
Under Mr. Bharara, the office prosecuted Democratic and Republican officials with equal ardor, most notably Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic speaker of New York’s Assembly, and Dean G. Skelos, the former Republican majority leader of the State Senate.
He is now investigating Democratic Mayor Bill De Blasio's administration for possible corruption.
On November 30th he was called to Trump Tower and asked by both Trump and Jeff Sessions if he would stay on in his job and he accepted.
But now it looks like thanks to Sean Hannity, and the fact that Trump Tower is within Bharara's district, he's gone as well.
Even the editorial board of Rupert Murdoch's NY Post says it will be a big mistake to let him go.
http://nypost.com/2017/03/10/hey-mr-pre ... t-bharara/
I guess since those gov't watchdogs are urging Bharara to investigate whether Trump has violated the emoluments clause, Trump can't have anyone in that office who would not be afraid to do that.
It will be very interesting to see who Trump puts in that position.
Watch this space.