Trump's firing of Bharara shows escalating battle

Trump had earlier alleged that the former president had bugged his phones at Trump Tower

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 US 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 US attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the most influential — and independent — prosecutor offices and a key enforcer of