Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office
Source: AP
Updated 4:39 PM EDT, June 13, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced his intent Saturday to nominate James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to replace Jay Clayton, who Trump nominated this week for the role of director of national intelligence.
McDonald, who is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, is currently a litigation partner at the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm and was a one-time personal attorney to Trump after he was brought on to handle the appeal of Trump’s Manhattan hush money conviction, which is still pending. At the time, Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts for concealing a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
If confirmed to the role as U.S. attorney in Manhattan, McDonald would oversee the most prestigious of the Justice Department’s prosecution offices, with a vast portfolio ranging from terrorism and espionage cases to security fraud and public corruption.
McDonald was part of the legal team that last month secured a favorable outcome for Indian billionaire Gautam Adani when the Trump administration Justice Department dropped a fraud and conspiracy case that had been brought under the Biden administration.
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That's really how far we've fallen. christo-fascism run amok. 
