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Sessions asks 46 Obama-era U.S. attorneys to resign
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoThis is nuts. Preet Bharara won convictions against two of the highest ranking state legislators in Albany [1]. He is one of the few people who could scare Governor Cuomo into line [2]. In November, Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump told Preet Bharara that he will stay on under Trump [3]. They lied. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/nyregion/preet-bharara-us-attorney-sees-lessons-in-albany-corruption-trials.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/nyregion/preet-bharara-us... [2] http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/prosecutor-preet-bharara-disputes-gov-cuomo-corruption-claim http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/prosecutor-preet-bharara-disputes... [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/nyregion/preet-bharara-says-he-will-stay-on-as-us-attorney-under-trump.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/nyregion/preet-bharara-sa...
- MR4D 10y agoWith as many leaks going on in the govt right now, I expect EVERY political appointee to be let go. In other words, expect a lot more of this in the coming days.