Bharara onFeb.24 to inform him that he planned to travel toAnkara onZarrab's behalf.Trump fired Bharara inMarch;around that time, Giuliani began pressing theJusticeDepartment for"some agreement betweenUS&Turkey"to aidAmerican "security interests"&help Zarrab, Giuliani said in a filing with the court
10/12 Erdogan demanded his release aswell as the firing of Bharara in a private meeting with then-VicePres Biden onSept.21,2016…Erdogan claimed bizarrely that Bharara was a Gulenist tool,acc to a former official. Giuliani's involvement is one of the many unusual aspects of this case.He contacted(