House Oversight to take up bill giving Trump power to appoint DC attorney general

Published September 4, 2025 7:00am ET



The House Oversight Committee will mark up a GOP-led bill next week that would expand President Donald Trump‘s power over the criminal justice system in Washington by removing the D.C. attorney general and making the office federally appointed.

The bill, introduced on Thursday by Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX), would give the president the power to appoint the D.C. attorney general, which is currently an elected position. The legislation would terminate the current attorney general’s term on the day the bill is signed into law, and his successor would not need Senate confirmation.

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