The Justice Department has maneuvered in recent days to keep two pro-Trump loyalists in acting leadership positions at the U.S. attorneys' offices in Los Angeles and Nevada, in an effort to extend their tenures beyond a statutory 120-day limit.

President Donald Trump's administration has extended Nevada's Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah's term, aiming to prevent a federal court from rejecting her permanent appointment amid mounting opposition from critics including more than 100 retired federal and state judges,

With U.S. Attorney for Nevada Sigal Chattah’s 120-day interim period set to expire this week, President Donald Trump has made her “acting” attorney, extending the amount of time she can work without a U.

The Department of Justice has taken unusual steps to allow Bill Essayli to remain U.S. attorney for the Central District of California without Senate confirmation or judicial appointment.

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to keep Bill Essayli in charge of the Central District of California, extending the tenure of Los Angeles’s top federal prosecutor past his expired interim status by naming him acting United States attorney.

The Trump administration extends Bill Essayli's term as U.S. attorney for California's Central District without Senate confirmation, using the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. This move allows Essayli to continue leading amid controversy over dismissed charges in high-profile cases.