President-elect Donald Trump is turning to his personal criminal defense team to fill out top roles at the US Justice Department in his second term.

Trump on Thursday announced that Todd Blanche is his pick for deputy attorney general and Emil Bove, another member of his criminal defense team, to serve as principal associate deputy attorney general. John Sauer, who won the presidential immunity case at the Supreme Court, was chosen for the role of solicitor general.

The choices are reflective of Trump’s dependence on his inner circle of allies – in this case his criminal attorneys – but the three also may be seen as more standard picks for the legal positions compared to his nod for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.

As deputy attorney general, Blanche would be tasked with managing the day-to-day functions of the department, while advising the attorney general on policy priorities and other issues.

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