BREAKING —> Preet Bharara says he was fired. https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/preet-bharara?utm_term=.liwXvWjaVb#.joMMoYr9Rw …https://twitter.com/PreetBharara/status/840645773985492992 …
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Since everyone on all sides appears to a bit ~wild~ today, I think it's important to step back here.
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There is a wide middle space between "this is a huge scandal" and "this is normal." That is the space in which questions should be asked.
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That is the space in which openness is important from government and careful reporting is important from journalists.
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And, I'm not just talking about Bharara, although you NYers are obsessed with him.
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Yes, there are Qs about Trump's prior apparent agreement to keep Bharara on — but, like, Trump changing his mind isn't exactly surprising.
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But, the bigger picture here is that the handling of things on Friday IS different than past administrations — yes, even Reno in '93.
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The end result — asking for resignations and eventually replacing US attorneys — is the same.
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But, doing it with no advance notice and ordering resignations that day — and to be effective immediately — is different.
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Anyway, that's where my thinking on this is at today. [If you know more, feel free to DM or email me or find me on Signal or WhatsApp.]
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A Justice Dep't spokesperson confirmed to
@BuzzFeedNews that Preet Bharara is no longer the US Attorney for SDNY.https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/preet-bharara?utm_term=.oozjOl3AXz … - 4 more replies
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Dude, what about the November Trump promise and handshake saying he could stay on? That was a worthless con job.
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Dude, I'm not saying whether it was ~right~, in any sense. I'm saying, he had the authority; debate out the other points.
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Yup. He could fire him. But didn't he promise in Nov he could stay? What changed the boss's mind? An investigation??
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Again. You're basically repeating what I've already said. I'm literally saying, "Debate out those questions."
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Of course! But WHY did he ask for Bharara to resign AFTER asking him to stay on? You are making this seem normal; it's not
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No, I'm not doing ANY such thing. I'm saying, there's a difference between authority and motivations. He had the authority here.
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we all (I think) know he had the authority. That's not the question in our heads (I think). It's WHY go BACK on promise to PB?
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the dude (Trump) has shit-ton of AUTHORITY to do stuff; but that's NOT the "bottom line" unless you keep narrowing focus to it
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Or Bannon?
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