The US attorney’s office in Washington, DC, is hoping for a new era of relative calm as the top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital switches from one outspoken, controversial ally of the president to another.

Trump told reporters he would pull Martin's nomination earlier in the day, saying, "we have somebody else that will be great," during a White House event unveiling a U.S.-United Kingdom trade deal. "Ed is unbelievable and hopefully we can bring him into - whether it's DOJ or whatever,

Justice Department officials are preparing to swear in former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, as her predecessor is set to hold his first news conference Tuesday afternoon, three people familiar with the matter said.