President Donald Trump is considering former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, a host on Fox News, as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Ed Martin had been the acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., but his nomination was facing stiff resistance in the Senate, especially among some Republicans, because of his defense of Americans who were charged with participating in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol.

The Senate had to confirm Martin by May 20, when his 120-day tenure in the interim role was set to expire. Otherwise, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg would have been able to select a temporary replacement to lead the office. Boasberg has sparred with the Trump administration by placing an injunction over the deportations of alleged illegal immigrant gang members to El Salvador.

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