Bridgegate Prosecutor Criticizes Abrupt Ouster of U.S. Attorneys

By David Voreacos, Bloomberg News

New Jersey’s former top federal prosecutor criticized the Trump administration’s handling of his forced resignation, saying despite more than seven years on the job he was given only seven hours to leave and no time to prepare his successor.

Paul Fishman, who prosecuted the political scandal known as Bridgegate, was landing at an airport in Newark at 5 p.m. on March 10 when he received a barrage of texts from friends asking if was all right. He then saw news report saying he was one of 46 prosecutors ordered to resign. Fishman said he confirmed ...