President Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan after the attorney who holds the job was tapped this week for the rol

President Donald Trump announces intent to appoint James M. McDonald as the next U.S. attorney for SDNY, replacing Jay Clayton who was nominated as DNI director.

McDonald, who is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, is currently a litigation partner at the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm and was a one-time personal attorney to Trump.