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.