new york/washington trump administration fire manhattan u.s. attorney preet bharara send shockwaves new york veterans high-profile office expect longstanding mission crack political corruption wall street wrongdoing remain intact staff one hundred career prosecutors manhattan u.s. attorney office long history apolitical pursue wide range investigations terrorism public corruption securities fraud cyber crime former prosecutors say lorin reisner former head office criminal division 2012 2014 private practice law firm paul weiss say priorities office unlikely change regardless replace bharara generations sdny prosecutors tell job right thing right reason every day every case say use acronym office southern district new york hang balance ongoing investigations potential fraud valeant pharmaceuticals international inc tie mail-order pharmacy two massive data breach yahoo inc include one affect one billion user account office also investigate major cyber heist bank bangladesh involve fund move new york federal reserve bank bharara appoint president barack obama 2009 live office reputation investigate republicans democrats alike oversee probe democratic new york city mayor bill de blasio fundraise would tremendously difficult u.s. attorney come politicize office say carrie cohen former prosecutor work bharara private practice morrison foerster president donald trump yet announce replacement bharara remain 45 u.s. attorneys obama era ask step friday u.s. attorneys political appointees require confirmation u.s. senate usually leave office new president elect although remain months help transition bharara removal office come surprise trump meet election indicate would retain bharara refuse resign prompt fire saturday whoever trump appoint replace bharara likely reflect u.s. attorney general jeff session priorities include desire crack violent crime less focus civil right case grow speculation among former prosecutors others legal community bharara replacement marc mukasey defense lawyer whose father serve attorney general republican president george w. bush mukasey decline comment sunday short-term office head act u.s. attorney joon kim veteran office return bharara 2013 key deputy follow early stint 2000 2006. partner cleary gottlieb steen hamilton law firm spokesman office immediately respond request comment outside public corruption bharara perhaps best know oversee wave case focus insider trade many investigations already underway bharara take office august 2009. become face crackdown land cover time magazine 2012 headline man bust wall st. new u.s. attorney latitude focus future u.s. attorney order priorities see resources office best use u.s. attorney also right discontinue investigation feel waste time say ben brafman lead defense lawyer sessions however already signal shift away obama administration priorities unlike bharara former boss obama administration sessions advocate try foreign militants military commission instead civilian court bharara push trials civilian court sessions criticize approach vouch ongoing value try foreign defendants military tribunals civil right norman siegel former executive director new york civil liberties union say grow anxiety future case since bharara fire ny prosecutor office likely plot similar course bharara fire