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NYT reporter covering the Manhattan federal courts: justice, injustice and much in between. Weiser@nytimes.com

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New York Times reporter covering the Manhattan federal courts: justice, injustice and much in-between. Weiser@nytimes.com @BenWeiserNYT

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Lawyer Who Represented Trump Is Appointed U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Original

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By Benjamin Weiser Verified, Jonah Bromwich Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Federal district judges in Manhattan on Wednesday appointed James M. McDonald, a former partner at Sullivan & Cromwell who represented President Trump in his appeal of his criminal conviction, to lead the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. McDonald, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, had already been selected by Mr. Trump to succeed Jay Clayton, the previous U.S. attorney in Manhattan, who on Tuesday was confirmed as the director of national intelligence.
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He Pursued a Pardon in Trump’s Justice System. It Added to His Problems.

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By Benjamin Weiser Verified
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. He Pursued a Pardon in Trump’s Justice System. It Added to His Problems. Michael Castillero was convicted of defrauding investors in a $386 million scheme. Then he started courting MAGA influencers.
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He Pursued a Pardon in Trump's Justice System. It Added to His Problems.

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By Benjamin Weiser Verified
| Breaking One
NEW YORK -- Not long after Michael Castillero was convicted in a New York City trial last fall in a $386 million fraud scheme, his pardon lawyer began drafting a letter to President Donald Trump.
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