Former U. S. attorney Preet Bharara told George Stephanopoulos that there is enough evidence to investigate the president for obstruction of justice.<\/b>
\nFormer U. S. attorney Preet Bharara told ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos that James Comey\u2019s testimony before a congressional panel Thursday furnished enough evidence to investigate the president for obstruction of justice.
\u201cI think there is absolutely evidence to begin a case, \u201d for obstruction, Bharara said
\u201cNo one knows right now whether there is a provable case of obstruction, \u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s also true\u2026 that there\u2019s no basis to say there\u2019s no obstruction.\u201d
WATCH:
The interview marks the first time he has spoken publicly since he was fired in March, as part of a broader purge of Obama-era prosecutors from the Department of Justice.
Initially, Trump himself asked Bharara to remain in office during the transition, though it was never clear how long Bharara would continue to man his post. The Manhattan-based prosecutor was a fixture of national headlines after numerous high profile investigations of Wall Street financiers and public officials in New York state, including individuals close to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Speculation abounded after his dismissal that Bharara may have been investigating Trump associates, or even the president himself, as the president\u2019s campaign headquarters and many of his businesses fell within his jurisdiction.
The former U. S. attorney, now a scholar in residence at New York University School of Law, is a protege of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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