Trump nominates Daniel Rosen as next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota
President Donald Trump has nominated Minneapolis commercial litigator Daniel Rosen to be the next U S Attorney for Minnesota Earlier this year Rosen of Rosen LLC was one of three candidates recommended for the position by Minnesota s Republican congressional delegation to replace Andrew Luger who stepped down as the state s top federal prosecutor before Trump s inauguration The nomination was referred Tuesday to the U S Senate s Committee on the Judiciary which will review Rosen s qualifications before it goes to the full senate for a vote The congressional delegation Reps Tom Emmer Brad Finstad Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber issued a report Wednesday calling Rosen one of the sharpest legal minds in the entire country With over three decades of experience as an attorney and a proven commitment to general safety Dan will uphold the rule of law and keep criminals off our streets the report says As fraud and crime run rampant under Governor Walz s watch we urge our colleagues in the Senate to act speedily to confirm Dan s nomination The delegation s other nominees sent to Trump on Jan were Erica MacDonald who he appointed as Minnesota s U S Attorney during his first term as president and Ronald Schutz who has held senior leadership roles at Robins Kaplan LLC in Minneapolis for nearly three decades Rosen is a U S Navy veteran and University of Minnesota Law School graduate who has over years of practice focusing on commercial litigation in federal and state courts according to the delegation s letter to Trump He has used his expertise to advocate for neighborhood and charitable issues especially matters of particular interest to the American Jewish population the letter continues Related Articles Former Lakeland contract employee given probation for theft from city Drunken driver who plowed into Park Tavern bar patio killing pleads guilty to murder Ramsey County Attorney plans k for culturally responsive training for sex assault cases St Paul man gets nearly -year prison term for home invasion baseball bat attack Erwin Chemerinsky Trump wants to topple the republic s last line of defense Rosen previously served as a partner of the Parker Rosen firm and was partner-in-charge when Miami-based law firm Kluger Kaplan opened a satellite office in Minneapolis in If authenticated Rosen will oversee a U S attorney s office with about staffers including more than attorneys The office is headquartered at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis and a branch office is maintained in St Paul Under Luger s leadership the attorney s office prioritized the prosecution of crimes related to gun and gang violence while also tackling the million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme Lisa Kirkpatrick is the acting U S attorney
