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Literally, if its true that president trump asked him to stay on because of senator schumer, i think if you pay close attention to the relationship between schumer and president trump as well as democrats as a whole and president trump, i could see that he had decreased confidence that the agenda that he would like to see carried out in the courts in this country could be accomplished by people who advocated by democrats, and aspr especially those that were appointed by barack obama. >> bou bhar...

A gesture to democratic leader schumer. but now obviously it swung the other way. what do you make of that? >> well, that sounds like a lot about politics, doesnt it. because the relationship between senator schumer and the president has deteriorated. theyve been calling each other names over the last few weeks. i dont think -- i think both of them are now really -- have a very disdain for the other. but why does that mean that bharara ought to be the victim of that disagreement? having asked hi...

"youre fired." in a dramatic standoff, the one known for targeting major corruption cases in new york city, refused to resign at president trumps request forcing trump to officially show him the door. preet bharara was appointed by president obama. but a source close to president trump says he was asked to stay on by president trump last november as a gesture to senate majority leader chuck schumer. so what changed? now the president sees schumer has an obstructionist to his agenda and cabinet n...

High-profile new york prosecutor wasnt having it. he was one of them but he says on twitter, i was fired after refuse to go step down. we want to bring in panel ed rollins, former white house adviser to president regan. susan, chief correspondent. what do you make of pete bajara? >> hes been an exceptional u.s. attorney and done a wonderful job but theyll be someone else come in and he was always kind of schumers guy. if i was the president i would want my own person there. maria: people wonder ...

Bharara could stay on as a favor to chuck schumer. but he doesnt like the way schumer has treated him. so perhaps hes reneging on that deal. and it apparently occurred in the days after his election. but he has every right to do that. past presidents have decided to do away with u.s. attorneys. this strikes me as theater and acting on preet bhararas part to paint himself as a good public servant scorned by the administration. i think hes framing himself as this so he can probably run for office ...

Independence of the justice department. according to this statement. do you see it that way? >> i do not. senator leahy has been as much involved in the plit tiization of the removal of u.s. attorneys as schumer has. there is no basis to make that statement. again, without even knowing whos going to be the next u.s. attorney in that position. and how that office is going to function going forward. i tha thats a premature statement. >> alberto gonzales, thank you for joining us tonight. i appreci...

Position, my sense is in a month hell have a person suggested and you will continue to move forward and i think that he himself is a political person and may very well run for office as giuliani and christie. >> she was very clearly in obama -- maria: right. people are feeling that pete was also an obama loyalists. >> he was schumers recommendation, to a certain extent, im not saying anything bad about him. he was a tremendous u.s. attorney. you want your own team in there. one of the most impor...

Here, not what were worried about, it a real problem because because trump said he was going to keep him. now hes firing him. the defense the administration is putting out there is that, well, things were chaotic then and then he was close to chuck schumer and bharara is very close to chuck schumer, now he wants to punish schumer. so the administration in its defense is actually admitting that, a, the transition was chaotic, theyre kind of throwing it on trump, and, b, that this is political pay...

From schumer, the u.s. senator of course, preet bharara has been an exemplary u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. his drive to root out corruption, lock up terrorists and take on wall street and stand up for whats right should serve as a model for all u.s. attorneys across the country. sarah gannam you are following this man, preet bharara. fill us in on what more youve learned about his work here in new york? >> one of the most well-respected and powerful u.s. attorneys in the ...

Bharara is a long time. -- prior to being u.s. attorney was counsel to chuck schumer, chuck schumer was his patron, chuck schumer got him the position of being u.s. attorney by telling barack obama he should nominate him. so that was a gesture. since then relations between president trump and chuck schumer have become increasingly toxic, trump has insulted schumer and schumer in turn called for an independent investigation into the russia thing, he said jeff sessions should resign. they are not ...