Mr. Bharara is no stranger to television, and his appearances in recent months seemed intended to showcase his versatility on the air. In June, he sat with George Stephanopoulos to offer a sober assessment of the Trump administration for ABC’s Sunday morning show “This Week.” Later in the month, he appeared on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” for an extended segment with the show’s wisecracking correspondent Hasan Minhaj.
His new role at CNN adds to Mr. Bharara’s growing and diverse portfolio of postprosecutorial responsibilities. He is a distinguished scholar in residence at the New York University School of Law and an executive vice president at Some Spider Studios, a media company run by his brother that publishes Cafe, a news and entertainment website.
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His podcast, “Stay Tuned,” debuted on Wednesday afternoon, and its first episode had Mr. Bharara detailing his firing by Mr. Trump. Mr. Bharara said he had been unnerved by Mr. Trump’s request, during their initial meeting in December, that he write down his telephone numbers, given that, “as a general matter, presidents don’t speak to U.S. attorneys.”
Mr. Trump did indeed call Mr. Bharara on multiple occasions — the last time leaving a voice mail message that was never returned because of Mr. Bharara’s concerns about the appearance of impropriety. He was fired shortly thereafter, one of dozens of United States attorneys let go by the Trump administration.
On the podcast, Mr. Bharara said that given what he now knew about Mr. Trump, he would not have been long for his job even if he had not been fired.
“It’s my strong belief that at some point, given the history, the president of the United States would have asked me to do something inappropriate,” Mr. Bharara said. “And I would have resigned then.”
Mr. Bharara appeared excited about his new pursuits. On Wednesday night, he wrote on Twitter that he was “glad for the thoughtful roomy platform of a podcast.”
“Can’t live by 140-character quips alone,” he added.
W/all due respect to Twitter, I’m glad for the thoughtful roomy platform of a podcast. Can’t live by 140-character quips alone. #StayTuned
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) Sept. 20, 2017
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