Trump Fires Wall Street Enforcer Bharara After He Refuses to Quit

  • Wall Street sheriff Bharara was asked to resign -- and refused
  • President had been advised to purge agencies of ‘saboteurs’

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's Wall Street Legacy

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President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of a prominent federal prosecutor in Manhattan reflects a bruising battle that’s building between the new administration and U.S. law enforcement agencies.

This week the president turned to overwhelming force.