former manhattan u.s. attorney preet bharara earn reputation fight crime wall street public corruption president donald trump fire march sign book deal alfred a. knopf book yet untitled search justice criminal case life society general knopf say statement thursday publication expect january 2019. bharara say book would law integrity leadership decision make moral reason address mean right thing avoid wrong thing role thoughtfulness make best choice bharara say statement 2009 president barack obama appoint bharara serve u.s. attorney southern district new york include manhattan seven half years chief federal prosecutor region bharara oversee several notable corruption white-collar criminal case well prosecutions terrorism suspect preet bharara life experience couple stand u.s. attorney case try prosecutor make uniquely qualify write book say sonny mehta editor-in-chief knopf division penguin random house bharara distinguish scholar residence new york university law school unexpectedly fire trump march 11 refuse step among 46 u.s. attorneys tell day early submit resignations november bharara meet trump trump tower new york city three weeks presidential election say time good meet agree remain post federal prosecutor fire months late month bharara tell abc news interview receive unusual phone call trump election make uncomfortable say fire decline take third call bharara say believe trump call violate usual boundaries executive branch independent criminal investigators knopf spokesman paul bogaards say thursday bharara address circumstances fire book proposal whether book go detail bharara fire remain open question bogaards say ex-u.s. attorney bharara sign book deal fire trump