Here are Trump’s potential picks to lead the Justice Department

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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to assume office, the clock has started for his choice to name the next attorney general.

The role of the next attorney general under the 47th president will significantly influence the administration’s legal direction and his relationship with the Department of Justice, an agency under President Joe Biden that has rigorously pursued criminal indictments against Trump, and one that Trump said had been “weaponized” against him during his reelection campaign.

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