Trump to Keep Bharara as Southern District U.S. Attorney (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, November 30, 2016
Trump to Keep Bharara as Southern District U.S. Attorney
“Seven years into the job, Preet Bharara is more than ready to extend his tenure as Southern District U.S. attorney. Bharara emerged from a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday saying he was asked to remain at his post and he agreed, a move that was welcomed by the white-collar bar in New York….’I think the significant impact on the white-collar bar is that this may signal no change for the white-collar bar,’ said John Kiernan, co-chair of the litigation department at Debevoise & Plimpton and current president of the New York City Bar Association. Kiernan said Bharara ‘is an extremely talented U.S. attorney and it’s terrific news that the president-elect has focused on talent and not politicized such an important prosecutorial office.'”
