He had overseen high-profile cases as a private lawyer and a U.S. attorney in New York when he was named to examine the role of Bill and Hillary Clinton in a failed development venture. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “United States Attorneys”
Alina Habba, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Says
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
The judges wrote that the Trump administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices. Source: New York Times
Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2025
The decision is a setback for the president’s efforts to wield the criminal justice system against his perceived enemies. Source: New York Times
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2025
A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes. Source: New York Times
Man Arrested After Appearing at Alina Habba’s Office With Bat, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Authorities said Keith Michael Lisa had a bat when he showed up at the office of the U.S. attorney for New Jersey on Wednesday. He was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility. Source: New York…
US Attorney Jay Clayton Under Pressure After Order to Investigate Democrats
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives. Now, come the hard choices. Source: New York Times
Appeals Court Weighs Whether Alina Habba Is a Lawful U.S. Attorney
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
President Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. A legal challenge could clarify the limits of his power to keep U.S. attorneys in office without Senate involvement. Source: New York Times
Halligan, Trump’s Chosen Prosecutor, Takes Over Comey and James Cases
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted. Source: New York Times
Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump’s Claims to Sweeping Power in Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2025
The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Will Not Face Federal Charges Over Lobbying, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
Prosecutors had seized Rudolph Giuliani’s electronic devices, but did not uncover sufficient evidence to charge him with a crime. Source: New York Times
Senate to Investigate Charge That Trump Meddled in Prosecutor’s Office
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2022
The allegations of political motivation are in a new book by the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman. Source: New York Times
Ex-U.S. Attorney’s Book Addresses Pressure to Help Trump Causes
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
Geoffrey S. Berman, who headed the Manhattan office, says in a book the Justice Department pushed cases, against John Kerry and others, to help Mr. Trump. Source: New York Times
Andrew J. Maloney, Prosecutor Who Took Down John Gotti, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
A street-smart U.S. attorney, he won a conviction against the Mafia boss after several previous efforts failed. Source: New York Times
Preet Bharara Joins WilmerHale
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2022
The firm’s partners have included Robert S. Mueller III and Alejandro Mayorkas. Source: New York Times
Dennison Young, Inseparable Aide to Giuliani, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
He was a calm, deliberate and thoughtful lifelong confidant, presenting an odd-couple contrast with the voluble, impulsive, sometimes operatic former mayor. Source: New York Times