Trump taps James McDonald as next US attorney for southern New York
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President Donald Trump on Saturday announced his intention to appoint James M. McDonald as the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
The high-profile position opens after Trump recently nominated the district’s current U.S. attorney, Jay Clayton, to his cabinet appointment as the country’s new director of national intelligence.
“I am confident that Jamie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as he respects and will work wonderfully with our Law Enforcement Patriots, our Legal Community, and the Judiciary,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the selection.
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President Donald Trump announced that he has selected the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, File)
McDonald, an Oklahoma native, previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the SDNY and served as executive director of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission during Trump’s first term.
Like his predecessor Clayton, McDonald has strong ties to the leading law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, where he currently serves as a senior partner.
James McDonald has been named the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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His legal background also includes clerking for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and graduating from Harvard College and the University of Virginia School of Law.
