The president’s three new selections for DOJ posts have been announced.
President Donald Trump has chosen one of his former assistants for a top position at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the agency announced on Feb. 19, as another DOJ official resigned.
Trump selected John Eisenberg to serve as assistant attorney general for national security, the DOJ said in a statement.
During Trump’s first term, Eisenberg served as an assistant to the president, deputy counsel for national security affairs, and legal adviser to the National Security Council. He has held various roles in the DOJ, including associate deputy attorney general. Eisenberg has also worked as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
According to testimony delivered during impeachment proceedings against Trump, Eisenberg and a deputy restricted access to a summary of a call between the president and Ukraine’s president. Trump ended up being impeached over the call, which was leaked by a whistleblower, but was acquitted by the Senate. Another former National Security Council official testified that the call summary was restricted by mistake.
Trump also nominated Brett Shumate, the current…
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