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From: Kathy Ruemm|er | | Sent: 3/13/2017 2:45:19 PM To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Subject: When It Comes to Wall Street, Preet Bharara Is No Hero - ProPublica Importance: — High https://www.propublica.org/article/when-it-comes-to-wall-street-preet-bharara-is-no-hero When It Comes

n it came to confronting Wall Street’s misdeeds. President Obama appointed Bharara in 2009, amid the wreckage of t

d at Trump or his allies.) But the record shows that Bharara was much less aggressive when it came to confronting Wall Street’s misdeeds. President Obama appointed Bharara in 2009, amid the wreckage of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. He inherited ongoing investigations into the c

thau, and Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District who was fired by President Trump this weekend. Like Morgenthau, the 48-year old Bharara leaves the office of US Attorney for the Southern District celebrated for taking on corrupt and powerful politicians. Bharara prosecuted two of the i

the mortgage securities and collateralized debt obligation businesses, or the myriad public misrepresentations from bank CEOs about their finances. Bharara and senior officials in Washington argue that there were no criminal cases to file after the 2008 crisis. But the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan

way ought to be their way, too. Early in the year, Bannon went to Cambridge to see Larry Summers, who had been Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary, Barack Obama's director of the National Economic Council, and, for a time, president of Harvard. Summers's wife refused to allow Bannon into their home, so the me

or, in fact, anywhere in gov- ernment. Formerly an attorney for a nonprofit affiliated with the Koch brothers, he was known as a hyperpartisan: when Obama's White House counsel, Kathy Ruemmler, the previous occupant of McGahn's office, reached out to congratulate him and to offer to be a resource on p

who had been Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary, Barack Obama's director of the National Economic Council

investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert. The Southern District had long been worrisome to Trump. After his election, he had an unseemly meeting with Preet Bharara, the federal pros- ecutor there, a move whose optics were alarming to all of his advisers, including Don McGahn and the incoming attorney general, J

foreshadowed the one Trump would shortly have with Comey, during which he sought a pledge of loyalty in return for job secu- rity.) His meeting with Bharara was unsatisfactory: Bharara was unwill- ing to humor him—or, shortly, even to return his calls. In March 2017, Trump fired him. Now, said Kushner,

ballots destroyed." Additionally, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this year "forwarded a tendentious story that postal-service reforms recommended by an Obama-appointed inspector general amounted to 'a campaign to sabotage the election' by disenfranchising voters." Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and

n-up to his insider trading conviction." According to Reuters, "The Manhattan federal court lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a declaration that Bharara, former FBI agent David Chaves and other agents and prosecutors violated his Fifth Amendment right to a fair trial by leaking information about the

t-bharara-claiming- misconduct-in-insider-trading-case-idUSL1N2HD1T7> (10/22) reports, "Professional gambler Billy Walters sued former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and others on Thursday, alleging that leaks to the media were part of a conspiracy to violate his due process rights in the run-up to his insider tr

le news pundits, Jersey Democrats and politi=al rivals in his own Republican Party will chew on this bone with the zeal of Donald Trump's demanding Barrack Obama producing his long-form birth certificate and Congressman Darrell Issa's continual attempt to link Hill=ry Clinton to the terrorist attack in Bengha

e right has offered a serious strateg= for how to respond to the emergence of new types of militant groups across =he Middle East. President Barack Obama's approach consisted of trusting unchecked CIA drone strikes and NSA eavesdropping to secure the United States. Republicans used the region's instab

lid Phares and others where is your shame? And to President Obama, please don't bite the bait and stay out of Syri

g, a bank analyst at Barclays, said. "It makes =25 billion in revenue per quarter and has record capital." "JPMorgan fa=led — and failed miserably," Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, said on Tuesday in announcing the action. As much as such words might sting at first, the bank=92s shareh

deral criminal investigations of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and other senior officials. Ac

ndependent (08/18, Kilander) reported that Mike Davis, a Republican lawyer, has been pushing for federal criminal investigations of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and other senior officials. According to the articles, AG Bondi has approved investigations, including a grand jury investigation into w

iden, and other senior officials. According to the articles, AG Bondi has approved investigations, including a grand jury investigation into whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes during the 2016 election. Davis believes these investigations could lead to severe consequences fo

egations, calling them 'transparently false, stale, and long debunked,' and Schiff is preparing for a legal fight, having hired former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as his personal attorney. Additionally, NBC News (08/18, Rohde) and The Independent (08/18, Kilander) reported that Mike Davis, a Republican lawyer,

From: "Pickler, Nedra" Date: Oct 24, 2014 2:23 PM Subject: Story on you Ce: Slug: BC-US--Obama-Attorney General,2nd Ld-Writethru Headline: Former Obama lawyer nixes attorney general offer Extended Headline: Former White House counsel turns down chance to succeed Eric Holder as attorney general Byli

torney general Byline: By NEDRA PICKLER Bytitle: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has told President Barack Obama she doesn't want to be nominated for attorney general, after he asked her to consider succeeding Eric Holder, people familiar with the discussions to

onsidered include Solicitor General Don Verrilli; Labor Secretary Tom Perez; Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York; Jenny Durkan, who resigned as U.S. attorney in Washington state last month; former Homeland Sec

ballots destroyed." Additionally, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this year "forwarded a tendentious story that postal-service reforms recommended by an Obama-appointed inspector general amounted to 'a campaign to sabotage the election' by disenfranchising voters." Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and

eks To Designate CCP As Criminal Organization. OTHER FBI NEWS • Sources: Trump Weighing Firing Of Wray After Election. • Professional Gambler Sues Bharara, DO) Claiming Misconduct In Insider Trading Case. OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS • Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Barrett Nomination As Democrats Boyco

ballots destroyed." Additionally, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this year "forwarded a tendentious story that postal-service reforms recommended by an Obama-appointed inspector general amounted to 'a campaign to sabotage the election' by disenfranchising voters." Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and

s having gone out of his way to separate himself from the president on multiple occasions." The FBI declined to comment. Professional Gambler Sues Bharara, DO) Claiming Misconduct In Insider Trading Case. Reuters (10/22) reports, "Professional gambler Billy Walters sued former U.S. Attorney Preet Bha

investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert. The Southern District had long been worrisome to Trump. After his election, he had an unseemly meeting with Preet Bharara, the federal pros- ecutor there, a move whose optics were alarming to all of his advisers, including Don McGahn and the incoming attorney general, Je

foreshadowed the one Trump would shortly have with Comey, during which he sought a pledge of loyalty in return for job secu- rity.) His meeting with Bharara was unsatisfactory: Bharara was unwill- SIEGE : 19 ing to humor him—or, shortly, even to return his calls. In March 2017, Trump fired him. Now, sa

ist way ought to be their way, too. Early in the year, Bannon went to Cambridge to see Larry Summers, who had been Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary, Barack Obama's director of the National Economic Council, and, for a time, president of Harvard. Summers's wife refused to allow Bannon into their home, so the meet

or, in fact, anywhere in gov- ernment. Formerly an attorney for a nonprofit affiliated with the Koch brothers, he was known as a hyperpartisan: when Obama’s White House counsel, Kathy Ruemmler, the previous occupant of McGahr’s office, reached out to congratulate him and to offer to be a resource on pas