Trump pulls his nomination for DC US attorney, says he'll reveal new pick soon

The White House volition unveil a caller nominee to service arsenic United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, pursuing absorption to the Trump administration's existent pick, according to President Donald Trump. 

Trump antecedently nominated Ed Martin, a erstwhile defence lawyer who represented Americans charged successful the Jan. 6, 2021, riot astatine the Capitol, for the role. Martin has taken connected the responsibilities of the interim U.S. lawyer successful Washington, D.C., since January. 

However, the Senate has held up confirming Martin, amid concerns from lawmakers. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a subordinate of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Tuesday helium wouldn't endorse Martin. 

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the apical Democrat connected the Senate Judiciary Committee, besides has opposed Martin's nomination. Specifically, Durbin said Martin provided respective mendacious statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee. 

On Thursday, Trump suggested helium would enactment guardant different campaigner who would person broader backing than Martin. 

"He wasn't getting the enactment from radical that I thought," Trump told reporters astatine the White House Thursday. "You know, he's done a precise bully job. Crime is down 25% successful DC during this play of clip … I tin lone assistance that small telephone truthful galore times of the day. But we person idiosyncratic else."

"I person to beryllium straight. I was disappointed," Trump said. "A batch of radical were disappointed. But that's the mode it works. Sometimes, you know, that's the mode it works. And helium wasn't rejected, but we felt it would beryllium precise — it would beryllium hard. And we person idiosyncratic other that volition beryllium announcing implicit the adjacent 2 days who's going to beryllium great." 

The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital. 

This is simply a breaking communicative that volition beryllium updated. 

Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.