Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office
President Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan after the attorney who holds the job was tapped this week for the role of director of national intelligence.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan after the attorney who holds the job was tapped this week for the role of director of national intelligence. James M. McDonald, a former federal prosecutor who served in the White House counsel’s office during President George W. Bush’s administration, is part of the legal team handling Trump’s pending appeal of felony convictions in New York related to hush money payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election. Trump said Saturday he would name McDonald, currently a partner at the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm, to the role of U.S.
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