Veteran federal prosecutor Antoinette “Toni” Bacon, a former interim US attorney in upstate New York, will be the acting leader of the Justice Department’s criminal division, said three people familiar with the move.
President Donald Trump has already installed James McHenry, a longtime DOJ immigration official, as acting attorney general and Emil Bove, his personal lawyer and previously-announced principal associate deputy attorney general, to serve as acting deputy attorney general.
Most recently a Miami prosecutor, Bacon will return to DOJ headquarters—where she worked from 2017 to 2020—following Trump swearing in Monday. Bacon’s appointment could come as soon as Monday afternoon, ...
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