I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant.
Preet BhararaI don't get paid to serve the president. I get paid to serve the public and what I think is in the interest of justice, no matter who the president is.
Preet BhararaAs the United States attorney in Manhattan, I have come to worry about few things as much as the gathering cyber threat.
Preet BhararaI do my job. I love my job. It's the best job I ever had. And it's probably the best job I will ever have. And I serve at the pleasure of the president. That's true of President Obama. That will be true of President Trump. And if and when a president decides that they want to replace me, I'll ride off into the sunset.
Preet Bharara