President Donald Trump on Saturday said he intends to appoint James McDonald as the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York—one of the most powerful prosecutorial offices in the country.
McDonald would replace Jay Clayton, who the president nominated Thursday for director of national intelligence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the chamber will “move quickly” to confirm Clayton.
McDonald has served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the Southern District of New York where he handled white-collar criminal cases, international narcotics trafficking, and violent crime. During Trump’s first term, he went on to serve as enforcement chief at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission….
Trump Selects James McDonald as US Attorney for Southern District of New York
