WASHINGTON—President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 14 announced three figures to help lead the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including his attorney Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general.
Trump also announced his selection of Dean John Sauer as U.S. Solicitor General, and attorney Emil Bove for principal associate deputy attorney general.
Blanche defended Trump in his falsified documents case before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan this year.
“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….