Trump Picks Personal Lawyer for SDNY

Trump said he will appoint James McDonald, a personal lawyer and former SDNY prosecutor, to lead Manhattan's influential federal prosecution office.

1. Frame 1Trump says he will appoint personal lawyer James McDonald to run SDNY, Manhattan's influential federal prosecution office.
2. Frame 2McDonald previously served as a federal prosecutor there, then worked as a financial regulator and White House counsel staffer.
3. Frame 3He also helps handle Trump's New York felony-conviction appeal over hush-money payments during the 2016 campaign.
4. Frame 4The vacancy opens because Jay Clayton, the current SDNY U.S. attorney, was tapped for national intelligence director.
5. Frame 5The office oversees terrorism, espionage, securities fraud, and public-corruption cases, making the leadership handoff consequential.
6. Frame 6Watch the handoff: McDonald would replace Clayton and take charge of SDNY's terrorism, fraud, and corruption docket.