Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and one of the most high profile federal prosecutors in the country, says he’s been fired after refusing to resign his post. It came as a surprise that Bharara was asked to resign, because he said publicly in November that President Donald Trump had asked him to stay on. “President-elect Trump called me last week and asked me what I thought about Preet Bharara continuing his role as U.S. Attorney,” the November statement read. Trump people are spinning that this is a result of the deteriorating relationship, but this was not a favor Schumer asked of Trump. “Preet Bharara has been an exemplary U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York,” he said.

Source: Huffington Post March 11, 2017 19:25 UTC