{"id":267123,"date":"2026-06-15T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/267123\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:07:43","slug":"trump-taps-james-mcdonald-as-next-us-attorney-for-southern-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/267123\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps James McDonald as next US attorney for southern New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5955903\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Saturday announced his intent to appoint James M. McDonald as the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The high-profile position is opening up following Trump&#8217;s recent <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5955904\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-nominates-jay-clayton-former-sec-chairman-current-us-attorney-intelligence-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">nomination of the district&#8217;s current<\/a> U.S. attorney, Jay Clayton, to serve in his cabinet as the nation&#8217;s new director of national intelligence.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I am confident that Jamie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as he has the respect of, and will work fantastically with, our Law Enforcement Patriots, the Legal Community, and the Judicial Bench,&#8221; Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the pick.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5955905\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-green-lights-new-dni-pulte-start-process-mass-intelligence-firings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TRUMP GREEN LIGHTS NEW DNI PULTE TO &#8216;START THE PROCESS&#8217; ON MASS INTELLIGENCE FIRINGS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/president-donald-trump-june-3-2026-4.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced his pick for the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images, File)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">McDonald, an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5955906\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oklahoma<\/a> native, previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the SDNY and worked during Trump&#8217;s first term as the director of enforcement at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Like his predecessor Clayton, McDonald has strong ties to the prominent <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5955907\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">law<\/a> firm Sullivan &amp; Cromwell, where he currently serves as a senior partner.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/new-york-attorney-general-trump.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His legal background also includes clerking for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5955909\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Supreme Court<\/a> Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., and graduating from Harvard College and the University of Virginia School of Law.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n<p>She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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