new york former manhattan u.s. attorney preet bharara president donald trump fire early month join new york university law school april distinguish scholar residence school announce tuesday bharara say statement provide school honor join nyu welcome opportunity continue address issue deeply care criminal social justice honest government national security civil right corporate accountability name few bharara expect collaborate school research center include focus cyber security criminal law participate panel discussions events school spokesman michael orey say position consider full-time preclude bharara take engagements orey say decline disclose bharara compensation bharara fire trump march 11 refuse step among 46 u.s. attorneys tell day early submit resignations fire surprise bharara tell reporters november trump ask remain job chief federal prosecutor southern district new york include manhattan bharara oversee several notable corruption white-collar criminal case well high profile case involve national security individuals suspect link designate foreign terrorist organizations graduate harvard university columbia law school bharara frequent visitor nyu law school say statement people hold distinguish scholar residence position nyu law school include anne milgram former attorney general new jersey robert bauer past white house counsel former president barack obama ex-u.s. attorney bharara fire trump join nyu law school