Title: Michael R. Sherwin - Wikipedia
Headings: Michael R. Sherwin
Michael R. Sherwin
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Content: He specializes in national security cases and has been a national security adviser to the deputy attorney general, Jeffrey A. Rosen. In September 2019, Sherwin won the conviction of a Chinese woman, Yujing Zhang, who trespassed at President Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. Sherwin investigated a deadly December 2019 shooting at a naval air station in Pensacola, Florida. During the investigation he met and impressed Attorney General William Barr, officials told The Washington Post. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
Attorney General William Barr asked Sherwin to become the deputy of Timothy Shea at the District of Columbia office in October 2019, and Sherwin soon joined Barr's effort to drop charges against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn. Sherwin had briefly met with President Trump prior to the appointment. Sherwin was named interim U.S. Attorney in May 2020 when Shea, after three months as U.S. Attorney, was appointed to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration. Trump nominated Justin Herdman to be Shea's permanent successor. Some high-profile investigations the U.S. Attorney's office handles are related to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. On March 3, 2021, he was replaced by Channing D. Phillips.