Trump to name James McDonald – one of his lawyers – as Wall Street’s top cop (opens original article in a new tab)

Trump plans to name James McDonald, his lawyer, as the top federal prosecutor in New York, replacing Jay Clayton. McDonald has worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is part of Trump's legal team in his hush money case and the Adani fraud case.

• Trump plans to appoint James McDonald as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
• McDonald previously worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and as an assistant US attorney
• McDonald is part of Trump's legal team handling his hush money case and the Adani fraud case