U.S. attorney in NYC is fired after refusing to resign Preet Bharara, one of the most high-profile federal prosecutors in the country, had refused to step down as part of an ouster of the remaining U.S. attorneys who were holdovers from the Obama administration. The dismissal was an about-face from President Trump’s assurances to Bharara in November, weeks after the election, that he wanted him to stay on the job, according to Bharara. By Devlin Barrett, Sari Horwitz and Robert Costa  •  Read more »  An abrupt end for lawyer who said he wanted to be a U.S. attorney ‘forever’ Since he was appointed by President Obama in 2009, Preet Bharara has gone after corrupt politicians from both parties, as well as Wall Street insiders. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Amy B Wang  •  Read more »