Trump Picks FTX Prosecutor as Interim Manhattan US Attorney (1)

President Donald Trump moved quickly to put his stamp on the federal prosecutor’s office responsible for policing Wall Street, naming an assistant Manhattan US attorney who helped put FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars to the top job.

Danielle Sassoon will serve as interim Manhattan US attorney of the Southern District of New York until Trump’s nominee, former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, is confirmed by the Senate. She replaces Edward Kim, who became acting US attorney after his former boss, Biden appointee Damian Williams, resigned ahead of Trump’s inauguration.

Danielle Sassoon

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