Trump defenders poised to go on offense at DOJ
By
Ashley Oliver
November 24, 2024 6:00 am
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President-elect Donald Trump’s staunchest personal legal defenders are set to transform into his Department of Justice leadership team and will, if confirmed, face their toughest loyalty test yet as they aim to fulfill Trump’s federal law enforcement visions.
Trump’s personal lawyers will fill three of the most powerful positions at the DOJ, while former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who defended Trump during his first impeachment, will helm the department as attorney general. Some legal experts say Trump’s gravitation toward loyalists could serve him well, while others have raised caution flags over it.
Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor emeritus who defended Trump during his first impeachment alongside Bondi, told the Washington Examiner he thought Trump’s choices were sensible and that the president-elect “likes to test people.”
“It’s not surprising to me that he wants to pick people who have proven themselves to be successful advocates,” Dershowitz said. “Look, I think all presidents want to have trusted people in the Justice Department.”
However, Dershowitz also indicated that Trump’s onetime defenders will have a different relationship with the president-elect when placed in their government roles. Similar to how Trump’s former attorneys general, Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions, fell out of favor with Trump after the pair each challenged his demands, Bondi or the others could meet similar fates.
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