President ​Donald Trump ‌on Saturday said ​he intends to appoint James McDonald as the next ​U.S. ​attorney ⁠for the ​Southern ​District ⁠of New York—one of the most powerful prosecutorial offices in the country.
McDonald would replace Jay Clayton, who the president nominated Thursday for director of national intelligence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the chamber will “move quickly” to confirm Clayton.
McDonald has served as an assistant U.S. ​attorney at the Southern ​District ⁠of New York where he handled white-collar criminal cases, international narcotics trafficking, and violent crime. During Trump’s first term, he went on to serve as enforcement ‌chief at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission….