washington u.s. attorney general jeff sessions abruptly ask remain 46 chief federal prosecutors leave obama administration resign friday include manhattan u.s. attorney preet bharara ask stay november president-elect donald trump although u.s. attorneys political appointees request trump justice department part routine process move come surprise every new administration replace u.s. attorneys justice department spokeswoman confirm resignation request include bharara whose office handle critical business criminal case pass federal judicial system bharara meet trump trump tower nov. 30. bharara tell reporters two good meet agree stay friday bharara unsure stand know person contact resign aware trump ask remain office accord source familiar matter immediately clear resignations would ultimately accept justice department spokesman say friday trump call dana boente act u.s. deputy attorney general decline resignation trump also call maryland u.s. attorney rod rosenstein pick take deputy attorney general keep post spokesman say bharara appoint democratic president barack obama 2009 pursue aggressive push corruption state city politics know prosecution white-collar criminal case also oversee federal probe new york city mayor bill de blasio fundraise november announce charge two defendants connection call multimillion-dollar fraud kickback scheme valeant pharmaceuticals international inc vrx.to also bring dozens successful case insider traders include 1.8 billion settlement plea deal 2013 hedge fund sac capital advisors lp office secure settlements company include general motor co gm.n jpmorgan chase co jpm.n several convictions guilty pleas former employees ponzi scheme operator bernard madoff prosecute suleiman abu ghaith son-in-law late al qaeda leader osama bin lade bharara priorities often match set obama justice department potentially put odds trump administration amid increase civil right investigations nationally example bharara office join lawsuit lead settlement 2015 aim reduce violence new york city rikers island jail complex u.s. senator chuck schumer democrat say statement trouble learn request resignations particularly preet bharara schumer chief counsel bharara help lead investigation dismissals u.s. attorneys 2006 george w. bush administration robert caper u.s. attorney brooklyn issue statement say ask resign say bridget rohde chief assistant u.s. attorney office would take role act capacity justice department say friday new u.s. attorneys confirm dedicate career prosecutors u.s. attorney offices continue great work department investigate prosecute deter violent offenders sessions ask 46 obama-era u.s. attorneys resign