— @PreetBhararaThe Justice Department late Saturday confirmed Bharara was no longer U.S. attorney but declined to expand. Schumer said that by requesting immediate resignations, Trump was "interrupting ongoing cases and investigations and hindering the administration of justice." New York Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat, said that by requesting immediate resignations, Trump was 'interrupting ongoing cases and investigations and hindering the administration of justice.' Bharara worked for Comey when he was U.S. attorney in Manhattan under former president George W. Bush. In it, he linked to an AP video of a Senate hearing focusing on whether federal prosecutors were fired for political reasons.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2017 23:26 UTC