{"id":11613,"date":"2017-03-12T07:42:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T07:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/preet-bharara-high-profile-us-prosecutor-says-he-was-fired-2\/"},"modified":"2017-03-12T07:42:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T07:42:08","slug":"preet-bharara-high-profile-us-prosecutor-says-he-was-fired-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/preet-bharara-high-profile-us-prosecutor-says-he-was-fired-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Preet Bharara, high-profile US prosecutor, says he was fired"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image caption Preet Bharara was initially asked, after the election, to remain in his post <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A New York federal prosecutor who refused to resign when he and 45 other prosecutors were asked to by the Trump administration says he has been sacked.<\/p>\n

"I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired," said Preet Bharara on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Mr Bharara was first asked to remain in his post by President Donald Trump, when they met after the election.<\/p>\n

But on Friday he was included in a list of prosecutors appointed by former President Barack Obama who were asked by the Justice Department to step down.<\/p>\n

Mr Bharara's tweet continued: "Being the US Attorney in SDNY (South District New York) will forever be the greatest honour of my professional life."<\/p>\n

Presidents often order appointees of the previous administration to resign but the decision to replace so many in one swoop raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

Mr Bharara's inclusion in the list came as a particular surprise. He told reporters in November that he had been asked by Mr Trump to stay on, and had agreed.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor rose to prominence after pursuing high-profile corruption cases and cases against Wall Street bankers.<\/p>\n

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Image caption Mr Bharara was previously featured on Time magazine's cover as the man "busting Wall Street" <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He won a $1.8 billion ($1.5 billion) insider-trading case against hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, the largest in history. SAC was forced to close down.<\/p>\n

He has also prosecuted both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n

Among his current cases was an investigation into fundraising by New York mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as a sexual harassment case against Fox News by its employees.<\/p>\n

After it was reported on Saturday that he had refused to resign, top New York Republican Brian Kolb tweeted: "Good for Preet, he is doing the job he was appointed to do!"<\/p>\n

On Saturday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement: "President Trump's abrupt and unexplained decision to summarily remove over 40 US attorneys has once again caused chaos in the federal government."<\/p>\n

"Preet Bharara, like many of the US attorneys dismissed this week, served with honour and distinction."<\/p>\n

However, ex-Republican strategist Brian Walsh argued that the firing was "nothing new" as "US attorneys serve at the pleasure of the [president] - even Preet". <\/p>\n

Mr Bharara's office and the Justice Department refused to comment further, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

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