<p>US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> intends to nominate Ohio Solicitor General T Elliot Gaiser to be the assistant attorney general leading the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, the <em>New York Times</em> reported on Wednesday, citing a Justice Department official.</p><p>The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel provides legal advice to the president and all executive branch agencies, according to the Justice Department's website.</p>.Cory Booker condemns Trump's policies in longest Senate speech on record.<p>The White House and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comments.</p><p>Gaiser, a former clerk to US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, was appointed as solicitor general in 2023 by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.</p><p>Gaiser also clerked for Judge Edith Jones on the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals.</p>
<p>US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> intends to nominate Ohio Solicitor General T Elliot Gaiser to be the assistant attorney general leading the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, the <em>New York Times</em> reported on Wednesday, citing a Justice Department official.</p><p>The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel provides legal advice to the president and all executive branch agencies, according to the Justice Department's website.</p>.Cory Booker condemns Trump's policies in longest Senate speech on record.<p>The White House and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comments.</p><p>Gaiser, a former clerk to US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, was appointed as solicitor general in 2023 by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.</p><p>Gaiser also clerked for Judge Edith Jones on the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals.</p>