Prosecutor Faces Hearing on Legitimacy

“From New Jersey to California, the Trump administration has installed handpicked federal prosecutors by sidestepping the customary confirmation process, drawing legal challenges that have clouded the cases they brought,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The most consequential test of the president’s maneuvering comes Thursday, when a judge will weigh the legitimacy of the U.S. attorney who is prosecuting a pair of President Trump’s perceived adversaries, former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.”