Trump's 'You're fired!' order runs rampant

Washington

PRESIDENT Donald Trump's abrupt firing of a prominent federal prosecutor in Manhattan reflects a bruising battle that's building between the new administration and US law enforcement agencies.

This week the president turned to overwhelming force.

Shortly after the election, Mr Trump pledged to work with Senator Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, and talked about the good relationship they had.

He even asked Mr Schumer's former lawyer, Preet Bharara, to remain in his post as US attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the most influential - and independent - prosecutor offices and a key enforcer of Wall Street.

Since then, Mr Trump has blasted Mr Schumer, recently tweeting a 14-year-old picture of the New Yorker eating Krispy Kreme doughnuts with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and mocking the senator for "fake tears" over …