Trump announces James McDonald as nominee for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday his intent to nominate James M. McDonald, a litigation partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and former CFTC enforcement director, to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. McDonald, who is part of the legal team handling Trump's appeal of his New York felony conviction, would replace Jay Clayton, whom Trump nominated for Director of National Intelligence.
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10 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Coverage splits between Trump's use of personal lawyers for top positions (NYT framing concern) and McDonald's prosecutorial credentials (Breitbart emphasizing competence), while earlier outlets debated the dropped Adani fraud case and his regulatory past.
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“Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan”T New York Times LEFT
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“Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner as Top Manhattan Federal Prosecutor”WSJ Wall Street Journal RIGHT-CENTER
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“Trump to Name Ex-CFTC Enforcer McDonald as Wall Street’s Top Cop” · AP News, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Hill
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ABCABC News Trump taps former commodities regulator, ex-personal attorney as US attorney in NYC 1h ago CENTER4
APAP News Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office RReuters Trump names James McDonald as US attorney for Manhattan 5h ago BLBloomberg Trump to Name Ex-CFTC Enforcer McDonald as Wall Street’s Top Cop 4h ago HThe Hill Trump taps James McDonald as US Attorney for Manhattan, replacing DNI pick Clayton 2h ago RIGHT-CENTER1
WSJWall Street Journal Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner as Top Manhattan Federal Prosecutor 4h ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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