US Attorney Preet Bharara tweets that he has been fired
US Attorney Preet Bharara tweets that he has been fired
By Laura Jarrett and Jake Tapper, CNN
(CNN)BREAKING NEWS: Preet Bharara, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, just tweeted that he has been fired. He wrote on his verified Twitter account, "I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life."
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By Laura Jarrett and Jake Tapper, CNN
(CNN)BREAKING NEWS: Preet Bharara, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, just tweeted that he has been fired. He wrote on his verified Twitter account, "I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life."
READ MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/politics/bha...
A source close to the President told CNN that Trump informed Bharara that he wanted to keep him on as a gesture to Schumer -- then the incoming minority leader -- whom Trump had previously supported for years. Since November, however, Schumer has led the Democratic opposition in the Senate, which the White House views as obstructionist and running counter to the President's agenda.