New York's prosecutor Preet Bharara fired after refusing Donald Trump's order to resign

One of America’s most high-profile prosecutors has been fired after refusing an order from the attorney general to resign.Preet Bharara, the 48-year-old US attorney for the southern district of New York, has made a name for himself taking on Wall Street corruption, terrorism and political malfeasance – famously sending to prison both the Democrat speaker and the Republican majority leader of New York state.