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.
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