Trump taps new prosecutor for DOJ office at center of Flynn, Stone controversies

The Hill ^ | 5/18/2020 | john kruzel

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President Trump on Monday said he intends to nominate a new U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., an office that has been at the center of controversial Department of Justice (DOJ) moves this year benefiting the president’s political allies.

Trump has picked Justin Herdman, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, to replace Timothy Shea, the White House announced. Shea has served as U.S. attorney for Washington on an interim basis since January.

Shea's temporary appointment, which by law may not exceed 120 days, was set to expire early next month.

As the permanent replacement, Herdman requires Senate approval. If the chamber fails to vote on his nomination, it will fall to the D.C. District Court to appoint a new interim head of the office until the vacancy is filled. The Senate confirmed Herdman by voice vote in 2017 for

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… an office that has been at the center of controversial Department of Justice (DOJ) moves this year benefiting the president’s political allies. …

Unsurprising conspiracy theorizing out of Politifact’s John Kruzel (formerly of ABC News too).

[lee martell]

Atty. Justin Heardman: Hit or miss?
I don’t know anything about him. Hopefully, nothing obvious, like direct ties to Obama. That’s an immediate Red Flag!

[SmokingJoe]

All the lawyers in the US Attorney's Office and in DC should be transferred to Alaska. To be replaced by US Attorneys from deep red states with impeccable conservative credentials. Merely replacing the head, when the rest of the lawyers are rabid deep state hyenas, won't do much good m
Meanwhile, Mitch and Graham need to confirm this guy at warp speed.