So why was US DA Preet Bharara fired?

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September 2016: http://www.thedailybeast.com/us-prosecutors-are-out-to-crack-russias-crooked-money-machine

U.S. federal prosecutors just won’t let go of their three-year-old criminal action against alleged beneficiaries of stolen and laundered Russian taxpayer money.

It was launched as part of what’s known as the Magnitsky Affair, a contentious story of scandal, cover-ups and smear campaigns that dates back more than a decade. Over the years, the Kremlin has used every tool it can, including the fate of Russian orphans who might be adopted by Americans, as it tries to thwart calls for justice from the U.S. Congress and the administration.

So far, the Kremlin has failed. (Who knows what will happen if there’s a Trump presidency?) And the prosecutors doggedly keep after a tentacular organization, trying to untangle schemes they allege were just about as complicated as they were brazen.

The specific case in question here is against Prevezon Holdings Ltd., a Cyprus-registered company. According to U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara, $14 million of its allegedly ill-gotten gains wound up in Bank of America accounts and Gotham real estate, including condos in the Financial District and Midtown whose market prices were in the low seven figures.

Finally, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian counsel for the Katsyv family, who herself spent two $1,000 nights in lavish comfort at the Plaza after her client had been deposed, was shown to be involved in a Kremlin lobbying effort to kill the next iteration of the Magnitsky Act, the 2012 law that aims to deny visa entry to any Russian officials identified as part of the Klyuev Group or its accomplices, and to freeze whatever assets they may have in the United States.

She also heads up a newly-registered Delaware NGO known euphemistically as the Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative Foundation. Its objective seems to be cancelling the Magnitsky Act as part of a quid pro quo arrangement for the Kremlin’s cancellation of a controversial and retaliatory ban on American adoption of Russian orphans.
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March 11: Bharara is fired. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/us/politics/preet-bharara-us-attorney.html

May 13: http://nypost.com/2017/05/13/feds-settle-money-laundering-suit-against-russian-businessman/amp/
Federal prosecutors settled a money-laundering suit against a Cyprus-based company owned by a Russian businessman for nearly $6 million.

The case, originally filed by former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara — who was fired by President Trump — had been scheduled to begin Monday.

Bharara’s successor, Acting US Attorney Joon Kim, issued a statement claiming victory.

“We will not allow the US financial system to be used to launder the proceeds of crimes committed anywhere – here in the US, in Russia, or anywhere else,” the statement read.

But Faith Gay, the lawyer for the company, Prevezon, claimed her side won, telling Bloomberg News the $5.9 million settlement is “almost an apology by the [US] government.’’
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One month later: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/did-trumps-personal-lawyer-get-preet-bharara-fired/amp

According to four sources that spoke to ProPublica, Marc Kasowitz, Trump’s personal lawyer and his primary counsel on matters related to the Russia investigation, had bragged that he was largely responsible for getting the U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District fired. “This guy is going to get you,” Kasowitz recalled saying to Trump, according to one of the sources.

At the time, Bharara had been in the middle of multiple investigations with connections to Trump, including an inquiry into Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Fox News, and Deutsche Bank, Trump’s primary private lender, for its alleged ties to Russian money-laundering operations. Shortly after he was fired, Bharara also cryptically suggested that he had been investigating other matters involving Trump and corruption. Now that the job is vacant, Trump is free to appoint whomever he wants in Bharara’s place, giving that person the power to decide whether to drop those cases.
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Quid Pro Quo indeed, Mr. Trump.

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-dr...g-case-in-return-for-dirt-on-hillary-clinton/
 
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Preet was originally told he could/would stay on as well. So, something changed. You figure it out.
 
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Well... at least with hiim gone the DOJ was able to settle the Russian suit he was prosecuting for $290 Million for a reasonable sum on $5.9 million. A week before it was to go to trial. With the Russian lawyer Jr. met with the year before defending.....

Nothing to see here.
 
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Lol the fact that they are even willing to brag about it being an apology in the american press after having their stooge replace Preet shows how unlikely they see any sort of retaliation or consequences. Russia won, we should just accept it as fact now. They finally won the cold war in 2016.

Thanks Obama.
 
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Bharara was spot on some investigations featuring Reza Zarrab, a young Iranian guy who was deep into Turkish - Iran deals. Now those cases have dropped out of sight too.
 
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Trump is dirty, but Bharara was let go on the same day as every other US attorney. Even if he had a nefarious motive for getting rid of Bharara, that will probably provide him with sufficient cover.
 
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Not all were let go. Boente and Rosenstein (at least) were allowed to stay. Also, 46 were canned. There are 94 total.
 
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So we may finally find out how radical christian fundamentalist's tears taste?
 
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brycejones said:
She is probably the real power in the family......
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Isn't she starting Georgetown Law in the fall? She could make her career representing the rest of the family. Make daddy pay Tiffany...one ridiculously expensive billable hour at a time...
 
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Pens1566 said:
You are correct. The others were "acting". However, Boente and Rosenstein were still USAs at the time. Rosenstein's resignation was refused, as was Boente's.
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Yeah, either way, it's still more than adequate cover for Trump. The idea here is you wouldn't fire 46 people just to get rid of 1. You might, but it doesn't seem likely, and for obstruction, you have to prove a corrupt motive beyond reasonable doubt.
 
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