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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
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‘Not an extremist bone in my body,' Exclusive interview with Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Sigal Chattah, Interim U.S Attorney for the District of Nevada, satdown with the 8 News Now Investigators for her first interview with a Nevada news outlet. Chattah, the former Republican National Committee woman who made an unsuccessful run for Nevada Attorney General, discussed her priorities as she leads the U.S. Attorney's Office in Las Vegas, which includes mirroring the Trump administration's priorities. Chattah also addressed past controversies, immigration, and the recent presidential pardon of Michele Fiore. Chattah: We truly, truly have every type of crime. Whether it comes to public corruption, whether it comes to human trafficking, whether it comes to narco trafficking. We do have gangs here. We do have MS13 and TDA and immigration issues. 8NN: As far as immigration, there are different interpretations about how the Trump administration is or isn't violating court orders. What is your interpretation? Chattah: I view the immigration laws, first of all, the immigrationcode is fundamentally a legislation. It is law, and the minute youinfuse politics with the law, that's when things become tricky. So youknow, coupled with the fact that the president of the United Stateshas plenary power, okay, under Article Two. So one of the issues thatwe've got is you're infusing politics. You're taking out Article Twopowers and you're destroying the law that's on the books. You know, there's no discretion in these types of laws. It's not like, you know, discretion in sentencing, okay? When you have alaw that is clear, that law needs to be applied, and I think whatyou've seen through the prior administration is that you've had thelaw eroded based on politics, and that's how I look at it. 8NN: Are you talking, so are you referring to perhaps, the judges'politics who are making the decisions? Is that…am I understandingthat correctly? Chattah: Yeah, absolutely. 8NN: How closely are you working with I.C.E.? Chattah: Oh, I mean I don't have coffee with them every day. Howclosely are we working with I.C.E.? They are no different than anyother agency we work with, whether it's H.S.I., the F.B.I., they'reall part of law enforcement. 8NN: What has surprised you about how this office runs, and are youmaking any significant staffing changes? Chattah: I haven't fired one person, not at all. 8NN: Should President Trump have pardoned Michele Fiore? Chattah: You know, again, President Trump has plenary Article Twopowers. I don't have an opinion on that. I have not talked to Michelefor months. I wish her all the best of luck, and you know, may Godprotect her. 8NN: Is she a friend? Chattah: She used to be my friend, yes. 8NN: Not anymore… Chattah: We haven't talked. 8NN: Do you believe she misused that money? Chattah: Well, the jury thought so. My belief in that doesn't matter. There was a beyond a reasonable doubt decision. 8NN: You could be considered a controversial figure in Nevada. Chattah: Absolutely yes. 8NN: You came under fire for a text message about Aaron Ford,saying something like he should be hanged from a crane. It was apersonal conversation. You had also tweeted last year, you referred toJamaal Bowman. You referred to him as an anti-Semitic ghetto rat. Whatwould you say to individuals who hear this rhetoric and may thinkyou're racist? Chattah: Okay, well, the comment from the personal conversation that I hadabout Aaron Ford, that's a quote from the movie Red Sea Diving Resort. I just don't know why everybody has taken it to the level they did. You know, saying that I'm racist, is, you know, look, my mother is Yemenite. I mean, I don't know what to say about that. I'm just, there's nothing to say. I mean, I'm not. I'm not racist. 8NN: You've used the word trannies, which some people findoffensive. Do you feel like in this position, you might use morepolitically correct language and tone language like that down? Chattah: In the context of this office, you know, there's decorum thatexists in federal government that does not exist in myprivate life, okay. In my personal life, if you and I are out fordrinks, I'm going to have a little bit of a different tone than if youand I are here in the office. 8NN: What is your status as Republican National Committeewoman? Chattah: I am on leave as Republican National Committeewoman, completely. 8NN: Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen said they'll fight yourpermanent appointment. They referred to you as an extremist. Are youan extremist? Chattah: I don't think I'm an extremist. There's no, you know, there'snot an extremist bone in my body. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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State Republicans say Sigal Chattah nominated for Nevada U.S. Attorney post
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada Republicans are saying Sigal Chattah has been nominated to serve as interim U.S. Attorney overseeing Nevada. Chattah ran against Democrat Aaron Ford in 2022, but Ford was re-elected as Nevada Attorney General. Sue Fahimi is currently serving as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, a position vacated by Democrat Jason Frierson on Dec. 30, 2024, before President Donald Trump took office. Chattah is a civil and criminal defense attorney who previously served on the Las Vegas Planning Commission. She has also served as a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada. The U.S. Senate is tasked with confirming U.S. Attorney nominations. 'Today, we congratulate our own National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah, who is nominated to join the Department of Justice as the interim US Attorney overseeing Nevada,' according to an announcement from the Nevada Republican Party. NOV. 7 REPORT: Nevada Republican committeewoman dismisses 'meritless conspiracy theories' amid split election results They described her as 'a fierce defender of personal liberties, best known for her work reopening churches in Nevada after their unconstitutional shutdown.' The state placed limits on church services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We are thrilled that President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have the warrior they need in Nevada,' Nevada GOP chairman Michael J. McDonald said. 'Sigal will rigorously advocate for the President's priorities and investigate corruption throughout the Silver State. Under Sigal's leadership, it will be a bad day to be a bad guy — justice will be served.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Politics
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Trump nominates Chattah as Nevada's U.S. Attorney
Sigal Chattah speaking at a Donald Trump rally in Minden in 2022. (C-SPAN screengrab) Nevada Republican National Committeewoman and former political candidate Sigal Chattah has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as interim U.S. Attorney in Nevada, her office confirmed Friday. The interim status will be removed if she is confirmed by the Senate. In a post on X, Nevada Republican Party chairman Michael McDonald said Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi 'have the warrior they need in Nevada. Sigal will rigorously advocate for the President's priorities and investigate corruption throughout the Silver State.' Chattah did not respond to phone calls or texts seeking comment on her nomination. 'Sigal is a fierce defender of personal liberties, best known for her work reopening churches in Nevada after their unconstitutional shutdown,' the Nevada Republican Party said on X. During her unsuccessful run in 2022 for Nevada attorney general, Chattah declared her Democratic opponent, incumbent Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Black man, 'should be hanging from a f–king crane'; longed for fewer 'pronoun badges' and transgender individuals in America, while describing them with an offensive slur; and invited comparisons with Sen. Joe McCarthy and former Pres. Donald Trump by calling for the imprisonment of political foes. Chattah insists she never considered apologizing to Ford for what was widely viewed as a racist comment. 'I think he's a corrupt public official and I think he's betrayed Nevadans. I'm not going to apologize for that,' she said. While campaigning in the AG race, Chattah told the Current that if elected, she'd be a bipartisan nightmare for anyone engaged in public corruption, adding she'd 'absolutely' investigate Trump as well as Nevada's fake electors. 'I don't care whether you have an 'R' or a 'D' by your name. If you're in a criminal enterprise, public corruption, you're getting investigated.' As a candidate, Chattah pledged to 'protect Nevadans' lawful right to keep and bear arms' and 'uphold the Constitutional rights to peaceable assembly and petition the government for a redress of grievances.' In an opinion column in January, Chattah blamed President Barack Obama for 'gross abuses of the Patriot Act,' resulting in the proliferation of domestic terrorism rooted in Islam. 'At best, this encore administration has four years to correct the course of the last 15 years of homegrown Islamic threats to America.' Chattah was born in Israel and moved to the U.S. at the age of 14.
