Summary
Donald Trump has nominated three of his personal lawyers for key Justice Department roles, raising concerns over potential politicization of federal prosecutions.
Todd Blanche, his defense lawyer in the New York hush money trial, is set for deputy attorney general, a role overseeing federal prosecutions.
John Sauer, who defended Trump in a Supreme Court case, is nominated as solicitor general, managing DOJ Supreme Court strategy.
Emil Bove, another defense lawyer, will be principal associate deputy attorney general without needing Senate confirmation.
Unlike Matt Gaetz, these nominees have serious legal credentials and institutional knowledge, making them likely to effectively advance Trump’s personal and political agendas.
Well at least they will be incompetent.
They can’t be that incompetent, he’s not in jail yet.
The entire justice department slow walked his cases so they’d go nowhere. When you have corrupt judges on your side, you don’t need a good defense.
My only hope is that they get in their own way more than they did in his first term. All the staff turnover and infighting kept it from being as bad as it could have been.