WISCONSIN (WXOW) – Former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has been appointed to interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

The appointment comes on Monday from President Donald Trump.

Typically, attorney appointments follow a bi-partisan judicial process that requires senate approval. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin released a statement regarding the sudden change in appointment protocol.

"Before today, presidents of both parties have respected that. But today, President Trump blew it up," Baldwin said. "Brad Schimel was soundly rejected twice by Wisconsinites... He has no business being a top prosecutor in Wisconsin."

Read Baldwin's full statement here .

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