The Huffington Post: Rep. Elijah Cummings Suggests Trump May Have Fired Preet Bharara To Block Investigation

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A group of ethics watchdogs sent Bharara a letter recently, asking him to investigate Trump’s conflicts of interest: 

Democracy 21, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the Campaign Legal Center request that you undertake an investigation to determine if the Trump Organization LLC, the Trump Organization, Inc., and any related Trump businesses based in the Southern District of New York are receiving payments and financial benefits from foreign governments that benefit President Donald Trump and that do not comply with Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, the “Foreign Emoluments Clause.”

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