Preet Bharara, one of the most high-profile federal prosecutors in the country, who was fired Saturday by President Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTHE MEMO: For Trump, an early test of leadership Trump tried to call NY attorney before firing him: report Fired U.S. attorney invokes shuttered New York corruption panel in tweet MORE, tweeted Sunday that he now understood what the “Moreland Commission” felt like.
By the way, now I know what the Moreland Commission must have felt like.
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) March 12, 2017
Bharara’s tweet appears to be a jab at Trump; some interpreted his reference to the commission as suggesting the president fired him because he was looking into possible corruption in the administration.
Wow. Moreland Commission was created by Cuomo to probe NYS corruption & then disbanded by him. Is Bharara implying he was probing Trump? https://t.co/Z1p1rCKHbv
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 12, 2017
Context: The Moreland Commission was on the trail of NY corruption…until Gov Cuomo killed it. https://t.co/RC99m2Q8is https://t.co/fwzzz3lH1k
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) March 12, 2017
Many belive the powerful politician dismantled the Moreland Commission for investigating him.
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren spotted at James Earl Jones play Trump tried to call NY attorney before firing him: report Fired U.S. attorney invokes shuttered New York corruption panel in tweet MORE (D-Mass.) suggested in a flurry of tweets on Sunday morning that Bharara was fired because he would challenge Trump if he saw any evidence of wrongdoing.
It is not unusual that Bharara, an Obama appointee was asked to resign in new presidential administration. It came as a surprise, however, that Trump fired Bharara after reportedly asking him to stay in his post.