While Trump administration officials were preparing to install a seasoned conservative lawyer as the top prosecutor in Washington, DC, the firebrand right-wing activist in the job on a temporary basis was waging a public campaign to keep the job permanently.

The former January 6 defense attorney was initially brought in on an interim basis, but he's impressed the boss.

President Trump on Wednesday said the federal government should “take over the governance” of Washington, D.C. “I think that we should govern the District of Columbia,”