曼哈顿最高联邦检察官同意让位，为唐纳德·特朗普总统周二任命他的提名人为纽约南区临时联邦检察官扫清了道路，这是美国最著名的联邦检察官办公室的又一次人事变动
同意辞职的马修·波多尔斯基接替了丹尼尔·沙宣抗议设计司法部下令撤销对纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯的腐败指控。
当特朗普总统解雇爱德华·金(Edward Kim)时，沙宣被特朗普任命为临时美国检察官，爱德华·金在政府换届期间担任这一职务。
特朗普的被提名人杰伊·克莱顿(Jay Clayton)将在参议院确认或曼哈顿联邦法官任命之前担任临时职位长达四个月。克莱顿是证券交易委员会主席在特朗普第一个任期内。
在领导SEC之前，克莱顿是纽约沙利文律师事务所的合伙人和克伦威尔，并与华尔街公司和其他公司合作，以适应联邦法规。
特朗普在第一个任期内试图安插克莱顿，但当时的美国司法部长杰弗里·伯曼(Geoffrey Berman)拒绝辞职在那之前，司法部长比尔·巴尔同意用一个值得信任的副手来代替他。
参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默最近示意他打算阻止克莱顿因对特朗普感到失望而获得提名，他说特朗普“不忠于法律”。
舒默上周在一份声明中说:“唐纳德·特朗普已经明确表示，他不忠于法律，并打算利用司法部、美国检察官办公室和执法部门作为武器，追捕他认为的敌人。”。“这种公然和堕落的政治动机对法治具有深刻的腐蚀性，让我对唐纳德·特朗普对这些重要职位的意图深表怀疑。出于这个原因，我不会退回纽约南区和东区联邦检察官提名人的蓝纸条。”
通过任命克莱顿为他的临时选择，特朗普很可能能够在不经过确认过程的情况下实现自己的想法。
120天后，纽约南区的法官可以投票任命克莱顿担任这一职务，直到有一个确认的被提名人，特朗普可以简单地提名其他人。
Top federal prosecutor steps aside as shake-up continues in New York's Southern District
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has agreed to step aside, clearing the way for President Donald Trump on Tuesday to install his nominee as interim United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, yet another shake-up for the nation's most prominent federal prosecutor's office
Matthew Podolsky, who has agreed to step down, took over for Danielle Sassoon, who in February resigned in protestof the Justice Department's order to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Sassoon had been named interim U.S. attorney by Trump when the president fired Edward Kim, who assumed the role during the change in administrations.
Trump's nominee, Jay Clayton, will serve in an interim capacity for up to four months until confirmed by the Senate or appointed by federal judges in Manhattan. Clayton was thehead of the Securities and Exchange Commissionduring Trump's first term in office.
Before leading the SEC, Clayton was a partner at New York law firm Sullivan& Cromwell and worked with Wall Street firms and other corporations to navigate federal regulations.
Trump tried to install Clayton during his first term but then-U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Bermanrefused to resignuntil then-Attorney General Bill Barr agreed to replace him with a trusted deputy.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer recentlysignaled his intent to blockClayton's nomination over frustration with Trump, who he said "has no fidelity to the law."
"Donald Trump has made clear he has no fidelity to the law and intends to use the Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney offices and law enforcement as weapons to go after his perceived enemies," Schumer said in a statement last week. "Such blatant and depraved political motivations are deeply corrosive to the rule of law and leaves me deeply skeptical of the Donald Trump's intentions for these important positions. For that reason, I will not return the blue slip for the U.S. Attorney nominees for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York."
By naming Clayton as his interim choice, Trump is likely able to get his way without putting Clayton through a confirmation process.
After 120 days, judges in the Southern District of New York can vote to appoint Clayton to the job until there's a confirmed nominee, and Trump could simply name no one else.
