By Jake Pearson
Preet Bharara, the high-profile
federal prosecutor who was fired by President Donald Trump's
administration after refusing to resign, has been replaced temporarily
by a longtime friend and top adviser.
Joon
Kim, 45, who had previously served as Bharara's chief counsel, criminal
division head and top deputy, will be acting U.S. attorney in the
Southern District of New York until Trump nominates a candidate for the
job who can be confirmed by the Senate. That process could take months.
In the meantime, Kim, the son of a South Korean diplomat who came up
through the ranks of the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan prosecuting
organized crime and terrorism cases with his old boss, isn't likely to
stop pursuing the kinds of cases that have made the Manhattan
prosecutor's office known for its reach and breadth, former colleagues
say.
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