President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has appointed two lawyers who were active in the New York hush money trial to key positions at the Justice Department.

President Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to serve as deputy attorney general in the incoming administration, while Emile Bove will assume the role of principal deputy attorney general. in a statement Posted President Trump said on “Truth Social” that both men will play critical roles in shaping and implementing Justice Department policy and overseeing key agencies, including the FBI.

“I am pleased to announce that Todd Blanche will serve as Deputy Attorney General in my administration. Todd is an outstanding lawyer and an important leader at the Department of Justice who is fixing a justice system that has been broken for far too long. ,” President Trump wrote. “I am also here to announce that Emile Bove will serve as my Administration’s Principal Deputy Attorney General and Acting Deputy Attorney General as Todd Blanche is currently being confirmed by the Senate. ”

According to CNN, Blanche will serve as deputy attorney general, overseeing the department’s day-to-day operations and advising the attorney general on important policy matters. reported. He previously played a key role in defending Trump in the Manhattan hush-money case, which ended in a conviction earlier this year, and in the federal secrets case, which was dismissed by a judge this summer. (Related: President Trump appoints Tom Homan as ‘border czar’)

Blanche also joined Trump in a federal lawsuit related to the events of January 6, 2021, CNN reported. In Trump’s only criminal trial this year, Blanche served as lead attorney in the hush money case, engaged in a lengthy cross-examination of Michael Cohen, and faced numerous tense exchanges with Judge Juan Marchand. did.

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