Politics

The Times Union in Albany first reported Kinsella's hiring and firing

Donald Kinsella is former criminal chief of U.S. attorney’s office for Northern District which prosecutes crime in New York State

Trump administration suggested it would fire any prosecutor chosen by district judges

Todd Blanche said judges do not pick U.S. Attorneys @POTUS does Wednesday

Donald Kinsella has more than 50 years experience as criminal and civil litigator

Donald Kinsella would discuss matter with district judges in morning

Donald Kinsella received an email from White House official stating he was removed from post hours after appointment

Federal judges appointed Donald Kinsella as top prosecutor in Northern District of New York after Trump administration nominee was found serving unlawfully

Donald Kinsella was chosen Wednesday to replace John Sarcone III

He seemed to view Democratic backlash against Biden through lens of his own experience facing pressure to drop out after his stroke

After Harris chose Gov Tim Walz of Minnesota Shapiro delivered impassioned speech at Philadelphia rally introducing ticket

Former Fetterman aides say he maintained presidential aspirations through many of his challenges

Shapiro told reporters last year best judge of Fetterman’s health is Fetterman and his family

He has attributed spotty attendance to unwillingness to waste time with chamber’s throwaway work

He has said he will not host town hall because he prefers to be in room full of love

Fellow Democrats say he rarely appears at political or official events in state

Shapiro was in 90s

Polling from late last year showed Fetterman’s approval ratings among Democrats hovering in 30s

One Democratic member of Pennsylvania congressional delegation said they did not know single Democratic colleague from state who had any sort of relationship with Fetterman whatsoever

Former aides have publicly worried he was unfit for office and he has missed significant number of hearings and votes