A federal judge has disqualified a Trump-appointed Nevada federal prosecutor, stating she is “not validly serving” the state.
MAGA loyalist Sigal Chattah was appointed as interim U.S. attorney in March for a 120-day term, which expired in July.
The Trump administration reclassified her as the acting U.S. attorney, allowing her to remain Nevada’s top federal law enforcement official without Senate confirmation for an extra 210 days, a period due to expire in February.
Nevada federal defense lawyers in four cases questioned Chattah’s appointment, arguing that her term had ended in July.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David Reynolds sided with the defense lawyers and disqualified Chattah from overseeing those prosecutions.
“Given the Court’s conclusion that Ms. Chattah is not validly