Trump’s Clash With Justice Department Sparks ‘You’re Fired’

By Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg News

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of a prominent federal prosecutor in Manhattan reflects a bruising battle that’s building between the new administration and U.S. law enforcement agencies.

This week the president turned to overwhelming force.

Shortly after the election, Trump pledged to work with Senator Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, and talked about the good relationship the pair had. He even asked a former Schumer lawyer, Preet Bharara, to remain in his post as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the most influential — and independent — prosecutor offices ...