Especially blindsided by the order to step down and not because it came with zero warning. But because back in november, President Trump actually asked bharara to stay on the job. Listen to what bharara told reporters inside trump tower, just after that meeting. Assuming because hes a new yorker and is aware of the great work that discuss whether or not i would be prepared to stay on. As the United States attorney. To do the work as we have done it. Independently, without fear without the last seven years, we had a good meeting, i said i would absolutely consider staying on. I agreed to stay on. Ive already spoken to senator sessions. Who is nominated to be the attorney general. He also asked that i stay on and so i suspect that ill be working at the Southern District of new york zmxt well get back to that. I want to let you know about a second breaking news story. A shocking White House Security breach. And now new bizarre details on the suspect in this case, that story is just moments away. Lets begin now with the firing of Preet Bharara, our currents and analysts are covering every angle. Laura jarrett what are you learning. How all of this went down over the last 24 hours. Youll remember yesterday that we got word from the Justice Department, that 46 of the president ially appointed u. S. Attorneys. Had been asked to resign. But this morning we lenard that Preet Bharara said no. And he had no intentions to resign unless the president fired him and late they are morning or this afternoon i should say, the acting Deputy Attorney general, dana boente gave mr. Bharara a call to see if it was true that he was intending not to resign. Bharara told him that was the case and mr. Boente called him back and said the president had fired him. Were getting a lot of reaction. From different democrats. On capitol hill. And were also seeing a statement from the attorney general of new york if we have it up there. He is making this political. And saying that this just shows that the president s abrupt and unexplained zings to summarily remove 40 u. S. Attorneys has once again caused chaos in the federal government. And has led to questions about the Justice Departments vital and nonpartisan work. And whether it will continue under attorney general sessions as it must. Again thats from the attorney general in new york, eric schneiderman. Ana. As you mentioned, were getting more statements, people are reacting in a dramatic fashion to this particular firing. Even though he was among 46 u. S. Attorneys who were asked to resign. And the statement were getting 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 wellrespected and powerful u. S. Attorneys in the country. Preet bharara was appointed almost eight years ago by president barack obama. He had been chief counsel to Senate Minority leader chuck schumer. Schumer has emerged as one of the chief adversaries of donald trump. In 2009 it was schumer who encouraged obama to appoint bharara after one of bhararas investigations led then attorney general Alberto Gonzales to resign. Bhararas office prosecuted everything from terrorists, like the attempted times square bomber to International Russian crime bosses to the Hacking Group anonymous. But bharara perhaps best known for going after Corruption Cases. Most notably, the wall street Corruption Cases. This Time Magazine cover in 2012 really says it all. They said this man is busting wall street. They called him the enforcer. And he was greatly feared there. He prosecuted dozens of Insider Trading and securities fraud cases. Including Bernie Madoffs brother. Of course his Corruption Cases went beyond wall street. Bharara was appointed by a democratic president , but he was well known for his nonpartisan investigations. Going after both dems and republicans until todays firing he was actually in the middle of the two investigations involving the offices of the two most powerful democrats enter the said. He with a was set to try two former aides to Governor Cuomo accused of bribe anded byrigging and investigating new york city mayor bill de blasio. Looking into allegations of pay to play. He led a federal important federal district. The Southern District of new york. Whats in that district . Trump tower is in that district so any federal investigation that would include for example wiretapping would have fallen under Preet Bhararas office. Until today of course, it still falls in the Southern District of new york. I want to add that a couple of minutes ago i talked to some people who worked with him. Who said that this really did come as a shock. Given the fact that he was told back in november that he would be able to stay on. That was really a shock to that office. Laura jarrett, our thanks to you. I want to also bring in a Harvard Law School professor emeritus, Alan Dershowitz about how unprecedented this was. We know that it is not unprecedented. For president s to come in and kind of clean house. And eventually put in people who are more representative of who they want to see in these positions. Bill clinton did it, george w. Bush did it. It hasnt been something thats new. So the way this was handled was certainly new and now to learn that he previously gave this particular u. S. Attorney his word that he could stay on or even asked him to stay on, to turn around and fire him, what do you make of it . What could have changed between then and now . Thats the question that we are all entitled to know the answer to. And obviously, the president owed Preet Bharara a phone call. He had offered him a job, sent him out in front of television cameras, he had said, i have the job. The president told me i have the job. I spoke to the designated attorney general i have the job. Then to embarrass him by sending essentially a form letter saying i want your resignation, that was not the right way to handle this. Not only was he entitled to a phone call and an explanation, we, the american public, are entitled to an explanation. Why was this nonpartisan prosecutor with one of the most superb reputations of any prosecutor in modern history. Suddenly fired. Does it represent some fear from having an independent prosecutor look into the wiretap allegations, look into the Current Issues that are being investigated . Were entitled to get the answer to that question. And congress should get to the bottom of it by calling people from the Justice Department and inquiring what the reason was. Youre right that all president s have the right to seek the resignation for the sitting u. S. Attorneys. The to first offer a job to a sitting u. S. Attorney and with no aparent change to withdraw it, that requires an explanation . On your point about him being a nonpartisan player, in doing his job. Hes specifically talks about that in the statement. Since he was fired. Saying one hallmark of justice is absolute independence. And that was my touchstone every day, that i served. Given your expertise in the courts. Do you think he was the most powerful u. S. Attorney. He certainly was among the most powerful. Certainly the most powerful when it came to wall street. The good news is there are some great people who are now eligible to be appointed. There are some nonpartisan people there are people who work within the office for a long period of time. Its an office with a tremendous tradition. Ive been opposed to him on many cases, ive been critical of some of their actions, but nobody can criticize the fact that its been an office of High Integrity and the position of u. S. Attorney in the Southern District has been filled by some of the great prosecutors in history. And this is an office that must be filled now, by a person who is a bipartisan, great distinction and is acceptable to republicans and democrats alike and to the bar. I hope that we will see somebody appointed to that position, will be able to replace the adequate distinguished attorney. The work will go on. They will continue the current investigations, no one is going to stop them. So were not going to see a dramatic shift in policy. There are some big, legal issues that are before the courts right now. The immigration policies. The travel ban set to take effect. Theres the ongoing investigations that are at very high levels and to trumps claims about wiretapping that he brought up last week. As well as the russian investigations, we know that the u. S. Department of justice has a heavy role in this administration. The removal of these 46 u. S. Attorneys having impact on that kind of work. Not the immigration. That is being brought by state attorneys general and being brought in court. And the Justice Department defends from washington those kinds of cases. But it will have an impact on some cases that are more local. Ongoing investigations. But you know, the u. S. Attorneys office has a tradition of being bipartisan and nonpartisan. I dont think was suddenly going to see investigations only of democrats and not of republicans. I think anybody who gets the job of u. S. Attorney is going to want to go down in history as somebody who maintained the tradition of that office. Its a very, very high tradition going back a long period of time. Its had some very vigorous attorneys in it. Rudy giuliani who is very tough. The current u. S. Attorney was tough. Bob morganthat will. I think well see bipartisan progressiveness, replace Preet Bharara. He was the best. He had a unique reputation for seven years, welldeserved for running a very good office and i think the president should have treated him with more respect. Should have had a discussion, should have jointly come to some resolution with timing as to when this occurred. It shouldnt have occurred like overnight suddenly. Thats not the way you run the Justice Department. Professor allen dershowitz, thanks for your expertise. I want to turn to a stunning White House Security breach and bizarre details. The president was inside the white house residence when this intruder was finally stopped outside just a few hundred feet away. This intruder has been identified as 26yearold Jonathan Tran. He said i am a friend of the president and i have an appointment. Thats what the Police Reports say he told the security officer. In a few hours tran is due to be arraigned in court today. Heres what President Trump had to say about this midnight security lapse. Secret service did a fantastic job last night. I appreciate it. Secret service did a fantastic job. It was a troubled person. Very sad. The secret service was fantastic. Now the suspect made it all the way to the south portico entrance before the secret service stopped him. Lets bring in cnns athena jones, live following the story for us outside the white house. Athena, i understand you have new details . I do. Were learning from the prosecutor, the suspect is being arraigned. We learned it from the prosecutor, that the suspect had in his backpack that he was carrying, two cans of mace and a passport. This is according to the prosecutor, during this Court Appearance thats taking place, earlier, we were told that the suspects back pacpack had been examined and no Hazardous Materials were found. Rewinding to what happened this went down late last night, 11 38 p. M. According to secret service, the suspect scaled the south grounds fence, of the white house complex. Were getting different details from the secret service and from the Police Report put out by the Washington Metropolitan Police department and so it appears from the details in that report that the suspect made it over at least two barriers, because the Police Report that the suspect jumped over the northwest courtyard fence which is right behind me. A very serious matter. The suspect making it over these fences and all the way to the south portico door. You see the president use it, oftentimes when hes leaving the white house to get on marine one you see him come out the door to greet visitors like a couple of weeks ago, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. Its very concerning that the suspect got that close just a couple hundred feet from the president s bedroom. Athena, the president did come out and speak about this incident essentially thanking the secret service. Commending the job that they did. He also seemed to believe that the suspect had Mental Health issues, are you learning any more about whether he indeed has a Mental Health history. I know his family is speaking out. What are you hearing from that . His family is speaking out. We should make it clear that the suspect had no criminal history and no history with the secret service. You did hear the president call the suspect troubled. Thats the word that was used by his family. A cnn producer reached out to trans younger brother, brian, in california. Who said that his older brother was troubled after being laid off from his job at an Electrical Engineering company. Brian tran said that his brother, jonathan was living in his car and eating junk food. Jonathan, who is 26 years old. Graduated from san jose state university. With an Electrical Engineering degree, his brother said he had been stressed out from the job. We also know from brian tran that the secret Service Called the family at home on friday night to inform them of this fencejumping incident. And he said that his mother is very troubled about the matter. So that is what were hearing from trans family. About the suspect. And very quickly. You mentioned he is in court right now. A few new details. Any idea why he jumped the fence . Its not clear, certainly his family said he was troubled. The president called him troubled. There may not be reason beyond that were not just clear well have to wait for more details. Wait to hear what more the suspect might say. We know from the Police Report that he talked about having an appointment with the president , called himself a friend of the president , it doesnt appear that he was aiming to necessarily harm him. But again we just dont know, we know he was carrying mace in that backpack. We know he made it very close to the residence. Though not inside the residence. Athena jones, thank you for your report. Coming up, the president s Mexican Border wall isnt built yet. But it may already be working. Some of his rhetoric. Well tell you how, coming up. E trades powerful trading tools, give you access to indepth analysis, and a team of experienced traders ready to help if you need it. Its like having the power of a trading floor, wherever you are. Its your trade. E trade be the you who doesnt cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Be the you who shows up in that dress. Who hugs a friend. Who is done with treatments that dont give you clearer skin. 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