Charles Schumer, Senate Minority leader, condemned the move, hailing Bharara as "an exemplary US attorney".
shortly after the Republican won the presidential elections.
Talking to reporters following his meeting with Trump, Bharara had said that he was asked by Trump to remain in his current post at the meeting and he had agreed to do so.
Charles Schumer, Senate Minority leader, condemned the move, hailing Bharara as "an exemplary US attorney".
"His relentless drive to root out public corruption, lock up terrorists, take on Wall Street, and stand up for what is right should serve as a model for all US attorneys across the country. He will be sorely missed," Schumer said.
Schumer was quoted by as saying that he was "troubled" to learn of the Trump administration's request for Bharara's and other US attorneys' resignations.
"While it's true that presidents from both parties made their own choices for US attorney positions across the country, they have always done so in an orderly fashion that doesn't put ongoing investigations at risk," the New York Democrat said.
"They ask for letters of resignation, but the attorneys are allowed to stay on the job until their successor is confirmed," Schumer said.
Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, cast aspersions over the independence of the Justice Department.
"The abrupt, Friday night firing of all remaining US Attorneys -- including Preet Bharara, a well respected, tough prosecutor who the President promised could stay -- is another reminder that the independence of the Justice Department is at risk under this administration," he said.
Leahy noted that the President and Attorney General demanded resignations immediately, not even allowing them to remain until successors are nominated and confirmed.
"The Senate will now have to carefully evaluate the President's selected replacements," Leahy said.
"They will have a high bar to prove they have the necessary courage and fidelity to the law, like Sally Yates, to say 'no' to a President who will need to hear it regularly," he said.
Bharara's firing from office also attracted criticism from the South Asian Bar Association (SABA).
The New York Times report said, "It was unclear whether the president's call on Thursday was an effort to explain his change of heart about keeping Bharara or to discuss another matter." the report said.
Two White House officials were quoted as saying that the promise to keep Bharara on was a product of a chaotic transition process and Trump's desire at the time to try to work with Senator Schumer with whom Bharara is close.
However, the relationship between Trump and Schumer, the Senate minority leader, has since soured, the report said.
Bharara has made a national and international mark for himself with many high-profile cases and investigations including foreign countries, insider trading and those involving US politicians. It was under his prosecution that India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was convicted for insider trading in 2012.
Bharara has served 7 years as the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, a jurisdiction that includes the Trump Tower.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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