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Within the Justice Department, some are questioning whether a recent phone call from Trump to Bharara may have contributed to the decision to remove the Obama holdovers, according to a person familiar with the matter.

On Thursday, a White House aide called and left a message for Bharara, saying the president wanted to speak with him, though the prospective topic of discussion was unclear. Bharara consulted his staff and determined that it would probably be a violation of Justice Department protocols for him to speak directly to the president, this person said. That protocol exists in order to prevent political interference — or the appearance of political interference — with Justice Department work.

Bharara then contacted the chief of staff for the attorney general, Jody Hunt, told him of his own determination, and the two agreed that it would be a violation of the Justice Department protocol for Bharara to call the president back. Bharara then called the White House staffer who had left the message and said he wouldn’t be talking to the president, and explained why, this person said.

It’s unclear whether the Trump call and its aftermath had anything to do with Friday’s decision.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/new-york-federal-prosecutor-preet-bharara-has-not-submitted-resignation/2017/03/11/39163292-067a-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_preet-150pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d51e274cf62e




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Re: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is refusing to resign,
By: clo
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Sun, 12 Mar 17 1:52 AM
Msg. 21312 of 54959

Trump just made a grave mistake.
Bharara is fierce & can be a thorn in his side.
Lets us pray!

Preet Bharara ✔ @PreetBharara
I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.


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