Overview

• Trump and his allies aim to populate a potential 2024 administration with a more aggressive type of right-wing lawyer than those currently associated with conservative legal groups like The Federalist Society.
• They seek lawyers loyal to Trump's 'America First' ideology and willing to advance aggressive tactics that some conservative establishment lawyers might reject.
• Nostalgia for former advisers like Stephen Miller and a desire for loyalty above all else are shaping plans for a potential future Trump presidency.
• Stephen Miller, Trump’s former senior adviser, and John McEntee, another trusted aide are said to be leading efforts to change the legal makeup of a potential future Trump administration, aiming to reduce the chances of politically appointed lawyers frustrating Trump's agenda.
• Trump's former officials and close allies are creating 'recruiting pipelines' separate from traditional conservative organizations like the Federalist Society to identify potential lawyers for a prospective Trump administration.
• Russell T. Vought, a former senior Trump administration official, criticized conservative legal society the Federalist Society, stating it doesn't Know 'what time it is', indicating a shift in relations between Trump's loyalists and mainstream conservative legal circles.