The day before, ultra-hardliner Matt Gates was nominated as Attorney General.
Private Lawyer Emile Bove, Senior Deputy Minister of Justice
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While U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (center) attended a trial held at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 29, Todd Blanch, who was nominated as Deputy Attorney General, is on his left, and Emile Bove, a lawyer who was nominated as Principal Deputy Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department, is on his right. sit down AFP
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appointed Todd Blanche, his personal lawyer, as the next Deputy Attorney General in the administration on the 14th (local time).
On this day, President-elect Trump said on social networking service (SNS), “I am pleased to appoint Todd Blanche as Deputy Attorney General in my administration. Todd is an excellent lawyer who will become an important leader in the Department of Justice and correct the judicial system that has been problematic for a long time.” He said.
“Todd served as a team leader in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting gangs and other federal crimes, served under two federal judges, and graduated from law school with honors,” he said. “Todd will do a great job as we make America great again.” “We will do it,” he said.
Blanche represented President-elect Trump as his lawyer for 18 months. It appears that he became rapidly closer to President-elect Trump during that period.
CNN reported, “He was often seen with President-elect Trump in Palm Beach (the area where President-elect Trump’s home, the Mar-a-Lago resort, is located) or accompanied by President-elect Trump on trips.”
The Deputy Minister of Justice must be confirmed by the Senate. As a result of the Senate election held along with the U.S. presidential election on the 5th, the Republican Party also took control of the U.S. Senate, taking more than half of the seats.
However, considerable pain is expected within the Republican Party over the appointment of the Justice Department’s personnel, including the appointment of Attorney General Matt Gates, who was announced the day before and was so reckless that he was called a ‘flame thrower’ and has been involved in various scandals, including charges of procuring minor prostitution, as well as the appointment of President-elect Trump’s personal lawyer as Deputy Minister of Justice. It happens.
To fill the gap left by Senate confirmation, President-elect Trump appointed Emile Bove, another private lawyer, as principal deputy and acting deputy attorney general at the Justice Department. The Principal Deputy Attorney General does not require Senate confirmation.
“Emil has experience prosecuting terrorists and international drug trafficking organizations as a team leader in the National Security Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York,” President-elect Trump said. “He served under two federal judges and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.” “I did it,” he introduced.
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