Sigal Chattah, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada, said in a radio interview last week that she had “walked away” from her responsibilities as one of Nevada’s two Republican National Committee (RNC) officers — though she is still listed in the role on the RNC’s website.

Chattah, appointed interim U.S. attorney in late March, was introduced at a Nevada GOP Central Committee meeting in early April as Nevada’s RNC committeewoman, a role she was elected to by Nevada Republicans in 2023 — a potential violation of the Department of Justice’s rules for political appointees.

In an interview with conservative radio host Kevin Wall on April 10, Chattah indicated she was no longer performing RNC committeewoman duties.

“I have walked away from my whole former life to do this, which includes the private practice, which includes committeewoman — at least for the next 120 days,” Chattah, who operated her own law firm, said. “Everything that I identified with previously is all in the history books.”

Without confirmation from the U.S. Senate, Chattah can only serve for 120 days. U.S. attorneys are typically confirmed by voice vote in uncontentious proceedings, but Nevada’s two Democratic senators have vowed to oppose her nomination. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee has not yet received Chattah’s nomination from the White House. If confirmed, her U.S. attorney term would be for four years.

At a Nevada GOP Central Committee meeting earlier this month, the organization did not elect a new national committeewoman, and Chattah is still listed on the RNC’s website in the role. 

Harmeet Dhillon, the former RNC national commiteewoman from California who was nominated and confirmed as an assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, was removed from the RNC’s website with the role now listed as vacant.

Chattah did not respond to a text message asking if she had resigned or was taking a temporary leave of absence from the role.

Chattah’s acknowledgement of the interim nature of her position — and that she has suspended her other duties for the time being — suggests she could return to the RNC role if she is not confirmed and her interim term expires at the end of July.

In the interview, Chattah said her appointment had been in the works for “quite some time” and that she knew she would serve in the Trump administration but preferred staying in Las Vegas to Washington, D.C., leaving the U.S. attorney position as the most viable option.

“This was one of the positions,” Chattah said. “And then it was just: How do I walk away from things like being the RNC committeewoman? I’ve got a two-decade-year-old practice. Just to put everything on ice, how do we coordinate that?”

Chattah said her role is to ensure that President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s vision is executed through federal prosecution in Nevada, particularly when it comes to immigration and violent crime. She said that the revocation of policies under former Attorney General Merrick Garland — including encouraging prosecutors to exercise discretion in pursuing mandatory minimums and focus on proportionality — has empowered prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office.

“This place has come back to life,” Chattah said. “It’s wonderful to see everybody so rejuvenated.”