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.

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,