President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers, to be deputy attorney general.
The statement noted that Blanche has experience working for the Justice Department — something former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Trump's choice for attorney general, does not have.
Blanche was Trump's lead lawyer when he stood trial on charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment this year.
If Blanche's nomination is confirmed before Gaetz's, he could serve as acting attorney general while Gaetz goes through the process.
He will also nominate D. John Sauer, who argued Trump's successful immunity case before the Supreme Court, for solicitor general.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Todd, Trump, Blanche, Justice Department —, Matt Gaetz, Trump's, Juan Merchan, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith's, Smith ., Tanya Chutkan, Gaetz's, Gaetz, Emil Bove, Emil, John Sauer, John, Antonin Scalia, Sauer's
Organizations:
Justice Department, Justice, of New York United, of New York United States Attorney’s, Trump, State, Manhattan, White House, U.S, Smith . U.S, Senate, National Security Unit, United States Supreme, Supreme, MAGA
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Southern, of New York United States, ., Florida, Missouri