Significant officials at publicly traded companies are casually and cavalierly engaged in insider trading. Because insider trading has as one of its elements communication, it doesn't take rocket science to realize it's nice to have the communication on tape.
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 BhararaSecurities fraud generally and insider trading in particular should be eminently deterrable crimes.
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.
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