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Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney

Justice Department officials are preparing to swear in former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, as her predecessor is set to hold his first news conference Tuesday afternoon, three people familiar with the matter said.

The New York Times · 3d

Does Trump Have the Power to Install Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney?

By using another interim appointment to fill a vacancy for the top prosecutor in Washington, the White House is bypassing Senate confirmation and potentially claiming expansive authority.

Variety · 5d

Trump Names Fox Host Jeanine Pirro Interim U.S. Attorney for DC

Jeanine Pirro is exiting Fox News to become interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, President Trump announced Thursday.

Trump, Congress and Deputy attorney general

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress

Since returning to office in January, Trump has purged officials he regards as opposed to him and to his agenda. Hayden, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2015 and confirmed on a 74-18 Senate vote the following year, named Perlmutter as head of the Copyright Office in 2020.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

DOJ official who defended Trump in hush money trial now also leading Library of Congress

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will also serve temporarily as librarian of Congress after the dismissal of Carla Hayden.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

US Deputy Attorney General Tapped to Serve as Acting Librarian of Congress

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has been appointed to serve as the acting librarian of Congress, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman confirmed on Monday, after President Donald Trump recently fired Carla Hayden.

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Key Republican says he won't back Trump's pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he’s informed the White House that he won’t support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’spick ...

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Trump pick for Washington, DC, prosecutor won't get Senate vote before deadline, source says

A U.S. Senate panel will not move forward with President Donald Trump’s pick for the top federal prosecutor in Washington, ...

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Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top ...

Trump announces nominees for federal judicial appointments in Missouri and DC

Trump named his first judicial nominee, Whitney Hermandorfer, last week. Hermandorfer would serve on the United States Court ...

Wall Street Journal7d

Trump’s Pick for Washington’s Top Prosecutor Faces Long Confirmation Odds

WASHINGTON—Ed Martin, President Trump’s nominee to be the top prosecutor in Washington ... in the Senate weeks before his temporary appointment to the post expires.

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'A critical deficiency': Trump U.S. Attorney pick has never been a prosecutor

After the Trump Administration announced the nomination of Daniel Rosen as Minnesota’s next U.S. Attorney, one detail stood ...

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Trump Picks Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro as Washington, D.C.’s Top Federal Prosecutor

The announcement of the interim appointment comes after the president abandoned his original nominee for the role, Ed Martin, ...

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