John Irving, a lawyer for top Donald Trump allies caught up in Jan. 6 riot scrutiny and the Mar-a-Lago documents case, is being considered as the president-elect’s US attorney in Washington, according to three people familiar with the process.
A former career prosecutor in the nation’s capital, Irving has more recently fought in court to protect Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), and others from Trump-related investigations. His candidacy to lead the largest of 93 US attorney offices was confirmed by sources who were granted anonymity to discuss private personnel deliberations.
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