President-elect Trump dropped his newest spherical of nominations Saturday afternoon, together with two picks to assist lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one to work throughout the Department of Transportation (DOT).
In a Truth Social submit, the president-elect introduced he was nominating Aaron Reitz to guide the DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy. Trump wrote that Reitz would “develop and implement DOJ’s battle plans to advance my Law and Order Agenda, and restore integrity to our Justice System.
“Aaron is at present Senator Ted Cruz’s Chief of Staff, and was beforehand Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Deputy, the place he led dozens of profitable lawsuits towards the lawless and crooked Biden Administration,” Trump continued, including Reitz would work carefully with Trump’s choose for U.S. lawyer basic, Pam Bondi.
“Aaron is a real MAGA lawyer, a warrior for our Constitution, and can do an impressive job at DOJ. Congratulations Aaron!”
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Trump nominated Aaron Reitz to function the subsequent head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy. (The Federalist Society)
Trump adopted up his first announcement by naming Chad Mizelle as the subsequent chief of workers on the DOJ, who can also be slated to work with Bondi.
“During my First Term, Chad was General Counsel and Chief of Staff on the Department of Homeland Security, the place he helped to safe our Border, and cease the circulate of unlawful medication and aliens into our Country,” the Republican chief defined.
“Chad is a MAGA warrior, who will assist deliver accountability, integrity, and Justice again to the DOJ.”
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Trump nominated Chad Mizelle to function chief of workers on the Justice Department. (The Federalist Society)
In a 3rd submit, Trump named David Fink as the subsequent administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), describing his nominee as a “fifth technology Railroader.”
“David will deliver his 45+ years of transportation management and success, which is able to ship the FRA into a brand new period of security and technological innovation,” Trump mentioned. “Under David’s steerage, the Federal Railroad Administration can be GREAT once more. Congratulations to David!”
Later on Saturday, Trump introduced that he was nominating Tilman J. Fertitta, the proprietor of the Houston Rockets, to function the U.S. Ambassador to Italy.
President-elect Trump gestures after talking throughout an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 14. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Tilman is an achieved businessman, who has based and constructed one among our Country’s premier leisure and actual property corporations, using roughly 50,000 Americans,” Trump’s submit described. “Tilman has an extended historical past of giving again to the group via quite a few philanthropic initiatives, which embody kids’s charities, Law Enforcement, and the medical group.”
