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In era of politicized prosecutors, Trump's U.S. attorney in Philly isn't out to change the system

If any political conclusion can be drawn from his record as he enters his new job as President Trump's pick to represent the Justice Department in Southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain says, it is only that he is a fierce protector of constitutional rights.

U.S. Attorney William McSwain speaks in his Chestnut Street office Thursday, May 3, 2018.
U.S. Attorney William McSwain speaks in his Chestnut Street office Thursday, May 3, 2018.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer