William Smith , a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan , a Republican , said the Island district attorney will seek to recuse himself from prosecuting the Kim case to avoid the appearance of impropriety .
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William Smith , a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan , a Republican , said the Island district attorney will seek to recuse himself from prosecuting the Kim case to avoid the appearance of impropriety because the elder Kim was a contributor to the GOP .