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U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
Federal judges appointed Donald T. Kinsella as U.S. Attorney for Northern District of New York but White House removed him within hours, continuing a pattern of bypassing Senate confirmations.
- On Wednesday, a panel of federal judges for the Northern District of New York appointed Donald T. Kinsella, 79, as U.S. attorney and Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes swore him in during a private ceremony, but the White House removed him hours later.
- A Jan. 8 ruling by Senior U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield determined John A. Sarcone III was unlawfully named acting U.S. attorney, and Sarcone's interim appointment expired Tuesday, opening the job for judges in the Northern District of New York.
- The episode ties into subpoenas and political responses, including judges issuing rulings against prosecutors in California, Nevada, New Jersey, and Virginia, reflecting a wider judicial pushback.
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Independent EspañolBy MICHAEL HILL and LARRY NEUMEISTER ALBANY, N.Y., U.S.A. (AP) — A lawyer appointed by judges to be the federal prosecutor for the northern state of New York was immediately dismissed by the Department of Justice in the most recent clash between President Donald Trump’s government and the judiciary in the selection process of top federal prosecutors. Donald Kinsella spent less than a day in office before being dismissed on Wednesday. Undersecret…
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Top US prosecutor appointed to New York Albany office by judges is immediately ousted
A lawyer appointed by judges to be the U.S. attorney for northern New York has been fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the process for selecting top federal prosecutors.
Trump DOJ Gives Federal Judges a Big New Eff You
‘You Are Fired, Donald Kinsella’ The Trump administration’s effort to bypass Senate confirmation for some blue state U.S. attorneys is not nearly over. After its bids to appoint Lindsey Halligan, Alina Habba, and others were rejected by federal courts as unlawful and invalid, the administration is now escalating its slow-rolling confrontation with the judicial branch over the limits of its statutory powers. With a tone and flourish that suggeste…
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