Trump Names Legal Allies to Top DOJ Posts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Trump has also nominated John Sauer, who represented him in a recent Supreme Court case involving presidential immunity, to serve as solicitor general.
46% : The appointments reflect Trump's ongoing strategy of placing loyalists in critical government roles, which has sparked concern among legal experts and lawmakers about the DOJ's independence.Todd Blanche, who represented Trump during his trial involving payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, has been tapped to serve as deputy attorney general.
39% : "These appointments are crucial for fixing what has been a broken system of justice for far too long," Trump said in a statement.
32% : Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the payments made before the 2016 presidential election.
28% : Adding to the controversy, Trump also announced that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a staunch ally and frequent critic of federal prosecutors, is his pick for attorney general.

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