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Trump names Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C. after dropping earlier pick

President Trump said he is appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be acting U.S. attorney in Washington DC. This is after the president pulled his controversial first pick for the job, Ed Martin.

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Ryan Lucas
Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.
Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.