Bloomberg Law
March 13, 2017, 12:26 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Bharara Firing Reflects Trump Battle on Enforcement

• President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Manhattan federal prosecutor Preet Bharara reflects a bruising battle building between his administration and U.S. law enforcement agencies. ( Bloomberg via BLB ) Bharara was among 46 Obama-era holdover U.S. Attorneys asked to resign Friday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on a list that also included Eastern District U.S. Attorney Robert Capers. ( New York Law Journal ) Bharara shunned politics, but in the end they brought him down. ( New York Times ) He had professed pride in his “absolute independence.” ( Washington Post )

• McDermott Will & Emery said it plans to shutter its ...

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