U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara will remain in his position in the southern district of New York after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower Wednesday afternoon. Josh Robin filed the following report.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara put in a surprise appearance at Trump Tower on Wednesday. He explained why he was there. 

"The president-elect asked, presumably because he's a New Yorker and is aware of the great work that our office has done over the past seven years, asked to meet with me," he said.

A meeting, or job interview.

"We had a good meeting," Bharara said. "I said I would absolutely consider staying on. I agreed to stay on."

Stay on  and pursue cases bringing him national attention: financial crime and also government corruption, convictions of former state legislative leaders, although both Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos are out on appeal. 

Bharara also leads ongoing probes into Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration and Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising.  

Bharara is a former top attorney for Sen. Charles Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader. 

Typically, the incoming president largely gets rid of his predecessor's U.S. attorneys, particularly if he's from a different political party. 

That the Republican president-elect tapped Bharara is a signal Trump's relationship with the fellow New Yorker Schumer could be productive, and intriguing.  

"I am glad they met and am glad Preet is staying on," Schumer says in a statement. "He’s been one of the best U.S. Attorneys New York has ever seen."

Bharara still must confirmed by the U.S. Senate. 

Trump again stayed holed up in meetings Wednesday. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, he did send word that he would be separating from business operations in his empire.

In a series of tweets, he said he wants to focus on running the country and making America great again.

Last week, he said conflict of interest law heavily favors the president.

Trump has offered no specifics, such as whether his adult children would be put in charge. 

"I want to assure all of you, we're going to get this right for the American people," said Anthony Scaramucci, a member of the Trump transition team. "At age 70, after having this phenomenal life and building this phenomenal business in this great tower, he's going to be 100 percent focused on working for the American people and for the United States."

Thursday, Trump travels to Indiana to tout a deal keeping factory jobs from relocating to Mexico. He campaigned on preserving jobs on U.S. soil. Less publicized is that Indiana also apparently used government incentives to keep the plant from moving.