Pretty Preet Warns Trump Of Impeachment If He Interferes In SDNY Investigations - What Ever Shall Rashida Tlaib Do?

Ok, so you mean to tell me that if Trump meddles with the SDNY investigations, the one on Ivanka, it will trigger the Democrats in Congress to start impeachment?

Oh, my!

Rashida Tlaib has made it quite clear that she is prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings in bringing resolution to the floor, upon this "Lawless President" even though Nancy Pelosi said it was not worth her time.

That would mean the U.S. House Judiciary Committee would have to prepare, unless Jolly Jerry is already preparing for impeachment.

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— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) March 19, 2019

Doing Justice

So, if Jolly Jerry is triggered to start impeachment, well, that would mean that Trump would have to keep to his word and pull out that IG Report from his backpocket.

But, that would also mean that SDNY would be looking into things like Trump Tower Philippines and its Public Private Partnership which looks almost like the Detroit Land Bank Authority, except that the Century City Development Corporation was, at one point, an active incorporation.

Nancy Pelosi has Land Bank operations in the Philippines, too!

I guess you could say that this is a situation where we should encourage the initiation of the impeachment process so Trump can drop that IG Report, because we all want to know what is in it, but hey, what do I know?

I know Pretty Preet has a new book out!


Ex-U.S. Attorney Bharara to Trump: don't mess with Manhattan probes

(Reuters) - Preet Bharara, the ex-U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, has a piece of unsolicited advice for President Donald Trump: don't meddle with investigations being pursued by his former office, especially one involving the Trump business or a family member.

Any such attempt, Bharara predicted, would likely prompt Democrats in Congress to start the impeachment process.

Bharara, who was fired as head of the office soon after Trump became president, wrote a book, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law," that goes on sale Tuesday.

Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara speaks

A recurring theme in the book is the reputation of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office – formally known as the Southern District of New York – for political neutrality and independence.

The office's willingness to pursue high-profile cases was confirmed with its prosecution of Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, who pleaded guilty in August to campaign finance crimes which prosecutors say he carried out at the direction of Trump.

The office's work is considered by many legal experts to be a bigger threat to Trump than Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, which is believed to be nearing its conclusion.

Reuters asked Bharara what would happen if Trump ordered the Southern District to halt a probe, a prospect that may not be far-fetched given that Trump last year asked then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if Geoffrey Berman, Bharara's Trump-appointed successor, could be tapped to oversee the Cohen investigation, according to the New York Times.

Berman is recused from the matter for undisclosed reasons.

Bharara said if he were still U.S. attorney and received such an order he would resign and buy "a one-way ticket for the shuttle to D.C." to testify before a congressional committee.

"And then, I think you set the timer on impeachment," he said. "So I don't think it would be a wise thing to do."

Trump has repeatedly criticized Mueller's probe as a "witch hunt" pushed by Democrats who want to impeach him. He has called Cohen a "rat," accusing him of lying to prosecutors to try and reduce his sentence of three years in prison due to start in May.

Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for Trump, did not respond to requests for comment.

Unlike the special counsel, the Southern District has wide latitude to pursue cases with some connection to New York. In addition to Cohen, it is looking at Trump's inaugural committee and the business practices at Trump's real estate firm.

Bharara's book is not about Trump but he acknowledges the president "infuses the book like he infuses everyone's life at the moment" even if he is not cited frequently by name.

The book instead centers on a variety of both high-profile and lesser known cases to illustrate his views on how the justice system should work and when it falls short.

He addressed a frequent criticism of his tenure - that his and other agencies failed to prosecute bankers for the financial crisis. He wrote that holding people accountable was difficult because "much of what happened in 2008 was not the product of a few people with clear, provable intent."

He pushed back at the notion that politics, bias or other considerations blunted his response to the crisis, noting that the Southern District prosecuted hedge fund executives and New York politicians from both major parties during his time there.

"I'm more than willing to accept credible criticism on behalf of the law enforcement community, but the idea that self-interest or politics or fear was a factor is a silly criticism, at least at SDNY," he wrote.

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