Wake Up Call: Trump Taps Thomas Ally to Map Out Future of DOJ

Nov. 1, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

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  • Mark Paoletta, a conservative lawyer and close friend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is working with Donald Trump’s transition team to craft a policy playbook for the Justice Department if Trump is re-elected next week. Paoletta represented Thomas’ wife before the Jan. 6 House select committee when its members called her to testify over allegations that she had urged Trump’s White House chief of staff to contest Joe Biden’s victory. (Politico)
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