Tough-on-corruption Bharara tells Trump he will stayDecember 01, 2016 03:21 AM By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Financial cheaters and corrupt politicians beware: One of America's hardest-charging prosecutors isn't going anywhere. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says he will stay on in the Donald Trump administration, signaling in at least one way that the president-elect may be serious about keeping his campaign promise to crack down on corruption. Trump invited Bharara to keep his high-profile post and he didn't hesitate. Bharara emerged from a midday meeting at Trump Tower on Wednesday to say he would be continuing a job he's held for seven years. Bharara initially became known as a Wall Street enforcer for winning convictions against dozens of defendants in insider-trading cases. More recently, he's built his reputation on fighting public corruption, which included the convictions of two of New York's most powerful politicians. http://wnyt.com/politics/tough.....y/4332086/?cat=10114 |
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