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Biden is expected to name Kenneth Polite to lead DOJ s criminal division, two sources said.
Polite is a former New Orleans federal prosecutor who served in the Obama administration.
DOJ s criminal division is responsible for the sex-trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz.
President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Kenneth Polite, a white-collar defense lawyer and former top federal prosecutor in New Orleans, to lead the Justice Department s criminal division, according to two people familiar with the pick.
If the Senate confirms Polite, he will be a Justice Department assistant attorney general supervising a broad enforcement portfolio covering everything from high-profile cases involving politicians to drug trafficking, financial crimes, and other corporate misconduct.
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