President Donald Trump said he will propose a new choice to be Washington’s chief prosecutor, after it became apparent his first pick, controversial “Stop the Steal” organizer Ed Martin, didn’t have enough support in the Senate to move forward.
“It was disappointing,” Trump said Thursday at the White House. “He wasn’t rejected, but we felt it would be hard.”
Trump said someone else will be announced in coming days who’ll “be great.” He also suggested that Martin, who he called a “terrific person,” could land another Justice Department role.
The decision marks a rare defeat for Trump, who has so ...
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