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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump gives New York attorney new title after judges reject his appointment

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John Sarcone III was supposed to be removed as interim US attorney for New York’s northern district. Photograph: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images

Donald Trump has given a New York prosecutor a new job title to keep him in power after federal judges rejected his appointment.

John Sarcone III was supposed to be removed as interim US attorney for New York’s northern district after a judicial panel refused to make his appointment permanent. Instead, the justice department has made him “special attorney to the attorney general” with the same powers and no time limit.

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