Trump DOJ clash with judges escalates over US attorney picks

Trump DOJ clash with judges escalates over US attorney picks

A power struggle between President Donald Trump’s Justice Department and the federal judiciary that has built up for months hit a fever pitch in courtrooms across the country last week. What began as a dispute over a handful of interim prosecutors is now feeding into a broader separation-of-powers clash that seems destined for Supreme Court review, with the central question being whether the president can effectively control who leads U.S. attor…