Did Preet Bharara resign or get fired? On Saturday, the outspoken U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New York said he was fired after refusing to resign, as requested a day earlier by Atty. Sessions sought the resignation of dozens of U.S. attorneys appointed by President Obama. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life,” tweeted Bharara, who had served since 2009. After the meeting, Bharara told reporters Trump had asked him to remain in his post under the new administration.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 12, 2017 03:16 UTC