Matthew Seligman
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Well, I think it's telling that Lee Zeldin's name is being floated right now when Todd Blanch is the acting attorney general.
He's been in the Department of Justice since the beginning of the second term.
He served President Trump in a private capacity during the criminal prosecutions of President Trump.
And yet the obvious choice, perhaps, is not being floated as the next choice.
The reason why I think that's telling is because Todd Blanch, who is a very good lawyer, is also not a TV personality.
And something that we've seen across President Trump's first and second term is that what he wants out of his cabinet officials is not only the execution of his policies and his priorities, but also a certain type of ability to present on TV and before Congress.
Well, I think it's telling that Lee Zeldin's name is being floated right now when Todd Blanch is the acting attorney general.
He's been in the Department of Justice since the beginning of the second term.
He served President Trump in a private capacity during the criminal prosecutions of President Trump.
And yet the obvious choice, perhaps, is not being floated as the next choice.
The reason why I think that's telling is because Todd Blanch, who is a very good lawyer, is also not a TV personality.
And something that we've seen across President Trump's first and second term is that what he wants out of his cabinet officials is not only the execution of his policies and his priorities, but also a certain type of ability to present on TV and before Congress.
Well, I think it's telling that Lee Zeldin's name is being floated right now when Todd Blanch is the acting attorney general.
He's been in the Department of Justice since the beginning of the second term.
He served President Trump in a private capacity during the criminal prosecutions of President Trump.
And yet the obvious choice, perhaps, is not being floated as the next choice.
The reason why I think that's telling is because Todd Blanch, who is a very good lawyer, is also not a TV personality.
And something that we've seen across President Trump's first and second term is that what he wants out of his cabinet officials is not only the execution of his policies and his priorities, but also a certain type of ability to present on TV and before Congress.
Well, I think it's telling that Lee Zeldin's name is being floated right now when Todd Blanch is the acting attorney general.
He's been in the Department of Justice since the beginning of the second term.