(CNN) – The high-profile US attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, has indicated he will not submit a letter of resignation as requested by the Trump administration Friday — placing the President in the position of having to fire him in a public standoff, sources tell CNN.
Bharara, who had been told after a meeting with the President-elect in November that he would stay on, felt blindsided by the move, the sources said.
According to a source familiar with the meeting between Trump and Bharara in November 2016 at Trump Tower, the President-elect asked Bharara to stay on the job and they shook hands. Trump directed Bharara to go out to the cameras and tell them, “I asked you to stay.”
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US Attorney Preet Bharara doesn't plan to resign, will make President fire him – https://t.co/4kGK7SPuhq https://t.co/P8rXafQdod
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 11, 2017
Acting deputy Attorney General Dana Boente just called US Attorney Preet Bharara and told him President Trump was firing him.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 11, 2017
I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) March 11, 2017
2/2 (the two not asked to resign are the acting Deputy AG and the man nominated to be Deputy AG)
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 11, 2017
So honestly @PreetBharara I wonder if you think we are all suckers. You coincidentally make a twitter account before the @jeffsessions move
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
See @PreetBharara I remember very clearly indeed Giuliani boasting about the corrupt FBI agents leaking to him on Weiner. He mentioned you
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
How old was the alleged "15 year old" over which corrupt FBI and police in YOUR area leaked to Flynn and Giuliani @PreetBharara
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
Why have you not hunted down and prosecuted "current serving" police and FBI leaking to Prince, Giuliani and Flynn, Preet?
I'll wait @FBI https://t.co/TbVnUnr7s7— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
Why did you allow corrupt police and FBI field division agents to force Comey into a letter over no crime https://t.co/TbVnUn9wAz
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
Now you are on Twitter. What did you personally do about corrupt @FBIRecordsVault tweets showing bias to Trump https://t.co/TbVnUn9wAz
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
You were cited by Giuliani again and again on Weiner's non crime
Where is the indictment https://t.co/TbVnUn9wAz— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
Immediately before. Days before. After never being on Twitter in all these years @PreetBharara
We're New Yorkers over here
Which cup? https://t.co/RygBgvF9Ru— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
How old was the alleged 15 year old girl that cause Weiner's devices to be seized and where is the indictment https://t.co/qCuC9Vw6Jd
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 11, 2017
It is very simple. Why did @PreetBharara not prosecute Giuliani @genflynn and Erik Prince and FBI / Cops leaking to them? #Comey #Weiner https://t.co/lAAi6cEmvD
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 12, 2017
There WAS no "unrelated case". No probable cause to take Weiner's devices. Nikulin is indicted where is the Weiner indictment? Oh.
Nowhere https://t.co/lAAi6cEmvD— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) March 12, 2017
@llblake111 @Brigetta2 @LouiseMensch @HillaryClinton TY article about the subpoena, https://t.co/jMr2s8FVp9 OK it is Putinbots praising PB
— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) March 13, 2017
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