Trump Allies Push Delrahim as Sessions or McGahn Successor
- President is aware of support for DOJ’s Makan Delrahim
- Advisors have also recommended lawyer Burchfield for top post
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Some of Donald Trump’s allies are promoting Makan Delrahim, the top antitrust official at the Department of Justice, as a potential replacement for either Attorney General Jeff Sessions or White House Counsel Don McGahn, according to two people familiar with the matter.
They have also recommended Bobby Burchfield, a prominent Republican lawyer at King & Spalding in Washington, for the same jobs, the people said. The Trump Organization hired Burchfield to help it navigate potential conflicts of interest before Trump’s inauguration.