President Donald Trump’s decision on who he will appoint as Virginia’s two top federal prosecutors may be coming soon. And who he chooses could impact the state legislature’s elections in November.
Just last week, Virginia House of Delegates Minority Leader Todd Gilbert told Virginia Scope that he was ready to step down from his leadership position if the GOP caucus called for new elections for House leaders. The Republican said that the caucus “can’t afford sudden disruptions” stemming from his candidacy for United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, adding that electing Republican leaders before this November’s elections where all 100 House seats are up is “absolutely critical.”
Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Virginia Office of the Attorney General and former Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Tracci has also…
