Todd Blanche, who represented Trump in multiple criminal cases, will be nominated for the second-most-powerful post at the Justice Department – deputy attorney general. Emil Bove, an attorney on Trump’s New York hush-money case, also will take on a high-ranking post in the department.

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President-elect Donald Trump is turning to his personal criminal defense team to fill out top roles at the US Justice Department in his second term.

Now the court’s opinion gives him a blank check for a second term. He would be largely free to pursue his enemies using the powers of federal investigators and prosecutors. At campaign rallies and social media posts, Trump threatened to go after his political foes if he returned to the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump said he selected Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general, Emil Bove as his top deputy and D. John Sauer for solicitor general.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice D

Todd Blanche, designated for the No. 2 slot the Justice Department, represented Trump in his New York hush money trial and two federal criminal cases.

Present-elect Donald Trump has made clear with his picks for the Justice Department that he is looking for lawyers who will — and have — defended him.