THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Bondi, DOJ Surrender to Federal Courts on US Attorney Appointments.
The DOJ has ended its lengthy standoff with the federal courts over who holds the power to appoint U.S. Attorneys. On Monday, the DOJ accepted the New Jersey District Court’s selection of Robert Frazer to serve as the state’s U.S. Attorney, without the Trump administration's blessing. The post Bondi, DOJ Surrender to Federal Courts on US Attorney Appointments. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has conceded to a federal court’s authority to appoint federal attorneys, ending an eight-month standoff over the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s office. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi, and newly appointed U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer. WHEN & WHERE: The standoff ended on Monday, March 24, 2026 , with the appointment of Robert Frazer in New Jersey. KEY QUOTE: “Generations of assistant U.S. attorneys had built the goodwill of that office for your generation to destroy it within a year.” – Judge Zahid Quraishi IMPACT: The Justice…Open