A Jan 2nd indictment exudes class, symbolism

United States Attorney Preet Bharara is expected to indict Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday, January 2nd of next year. Sources familiar with the US Attorney say that he is waiting until after the holidays to make the indictment, “to encourage the idea of bringing back civility to the public sphere.”

“He is a class act, with the values of a solid upbringing and good family,” the source says of Bharara. “He is an immigrant with a real passionate idealism about America and our government and how our politics is supposed to work.”

Bharara was born in Punjab, India in 1968 and grew up in suburban New Jersey before attending Harvard University and Columbia Law School. His handling of public corruption has earned him bipartisan praise and admiration. It has also riled the contributor class and outraged Albany area operatives, who see Bharara as a threat to their grip on power.

“He is humble and doesn’t flaunt or grandstand like Spitzer did,” the source notes. “Given Spitzer’s more wealthy upbringing, you would expect the opposite.”

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