Trump Announces Intent to Nominate a Key Individual to an Administration Post; March 5, 2019

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NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate a Key Individual to an Administration Post
Issued on: March 5, 2019

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:

Jessie Liu of Virginia, to be the Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice.

Ms. Liu currently serves as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Nation’s largest United States Attorney’s Office. As United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, she leads more than 300 prosecutors and, among other achievements, implemented the Department of Justice’s pilot initiative on sexual harassment in public housing. Previously, Ms. Liu served in various positions across the Government, including in the Civil Rights and National Security Divisions at the Department of Justice, as well as Deputy General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury. She also served as a law partner at Morrison & Foerster and Jenner & Block. Ms. Liu clerked for then-Chief Judge Carolyn Dineen King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston, Texas, and received her A.B., summa cum laude, from Harvard University in 1995 and J.D. from Yale Law School in 1998.

Trump to nominate federal prosecutor for No. 3 DOJ role
BY RACHEL FRAZIN - 03/05/19 05:50 PM EST

President Trump on Tuesday night nominated federal prosecutor Jessie Liu to be associate attorney general, the third-highest position in the Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Liu, a U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, will reportedly monitor the department's anti-trust and civil rights work, as well as defending the government in litigation, including the president's decisions.

The associate attorney general will not play a role in criminal and national security matters and will also not be involved in the process surrounding special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on her nomination Tuesday.

Liu would replace Rachel Brand, who stepped down last year to take a top legal position at Walmart. Brand said at the time that she would have been "very happy to stay" at DOJ but could not give up the Walmart opportunity. The position has remained vacant since her exit.
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In her current role as U.S. Attorney, Liu is is jointly prosecuting Roger Stone with Mueller's team. Stone was indicted in January and accused of obstructing a congressional investigation, making false statements, and witness tampering.
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Updated: 8:08 p.m.

I edited the quoted material to add that last paragaph.

[at140]

1. But what is her political agenda?

Right wing?

[mahina]

2. This leaves her current job vacant, which was running the court that is now hearing

Stone, Manafort And three other major cases related to Donald Trump’s criminals

[empedocles]

3. The key question may be trump [and his string puller's agendas].

Liu supervised the attorneys prosecuting Manafort, Stone, etc.

Another agenda to watch is Barr, who knows the justice cost of this 'promotion'.