Manhattan federal prosecutor Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was fired Saturday after refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s request to resign, according to the New York Times . Bharara’s firing adds another layer of controversy to the episode, which was already raising eyebrows-and in some cases, ire.

Manhattan federal prosecutor Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was fired Saturday after refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s request to resign, according to the New York Times . Bharara’s firing adds another layer of controversy to the episode, which was already raising eyebrows-and in some cases, ire.