Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Named Deputy Attorney General Under Trump Admin

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : While Blanche is being approved by the Senate, Trump also announced that Emil Bove, another attorney who has represented him in court, will be the acting deputy attorney general while Blanche is being confirmed by the Senate.
48% : "Todd is an excellent attorney who will be a crucial leader in the Justice Department, fixing what has been a broken System of Justice for far too long," Trump said in a statement.
48% : In addition, Trump appointed Dean John Sauer as his solicitor general.
47% : Bove and Blanche both represented Trump in the historic New York federal trial.
37% : As co-chief of the Violent Crimes unit and later of the White Plains Division, he supervised investigations and prosecutions involving public corruption, securities fraud, bank and wire frauds, Medicare and federal program frauds, RICO violations, violent crimes, and other criminal violations," his official website states.
29% : In that case, Trump has not been sentenced, as the judge considers arguments on his immunity from prosecution as the new president-elect.
27% : In a case where Trump was granted extensive immunity from prosecution, Sauer defended Trump in the Supreme Court.
25% : Smith is also reportedly working to finalize whatever work he has left, in order to retire before Trump takes back the White House in January, denying the 47 president the chance to fire him, sources say.

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