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kpete

(71,985 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:25 PM Oct 2019

Erdogan reportedly pushed Biden to fire Preet Bharara in 2016. Obama White House refused.

Obama’s former deputy assistant and Biden’s ex-National Security Advisor below.

Note: Erdogan reportedly pushed Biden to fire @PreetBharara in 2016. Obama White House refused to interfere.

Bharara was fired shortly after Giuliani met with Erdogan the next year.


At the end of the Obama admin, Erdogan pushed us hard on the Zarrab case. Erdogan feared revelations about corruption would come out in court. We told him it wasn’t appropriate for the WH to interfere in such cases.

Trump wasn’t just helping Rudy here.




https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/trump-urged-top-aide-to-help-giuliani-client-facing-doj-charges
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Erdogan reportedly pushed Biden to fire Preet Bharara in 2016. Obama White House refused. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2019 OP
Makes sense since Bharara nailed Erdogan's money launderer.. mitch96 Oct 2019 #1
It happened to the Roman Empire. The Empire deserted allies in the Blue_true Oct 2019 #6
Kick dalton99a Oct 2019 #2
So it was Erdogan who got Preet fired. Grasswire2 Oct 2019 #3
Yes in November bdamomma Oct 2019 #5
Interesting.. thank you! Cha Oct 2019 #4
Recommend cross-posting Hekate Oct 2019 #7
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #8

mitch96

(13,892 posts)
1. Makes sense since Bharara nailed Erdogan's money launderer..
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:34 PM
Oct 2019

Loved the way Rachel just laid it all out. Now Erdogan is in bed with Putin. This should be interesting and I feel bad for the Kurds.... Fucked again... the US is loosing it's credibility around the world.. Did this happen to the Roman empire also?
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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
6. It happened to the Roman Empire. The Empire deserted allies in the
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:02 PM
Oct 2019

face of assaults from the Huns and others. Loyal allies were left to their own devices. A similar dynamic caused the British Empire to shrink to what it is today.

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
7. Recommend cross-posting
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:08 PM
Oct 2019

People looking over in Primaries might want to look at this too, as evidence of Biden's record.

Whatever you decide, thanks for this post. The corruption is all-pervasive.

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