'They may have to even recuse themselves': Trump lawyers may be forced to stand down

Two of Donald Trump's personal lawyers who were rewarded with plum appointments in the Department of Justice may be sidelined from dealing with the ongoing hush money trial overseen by Judge Juan Merchan. Speaking with host Ana Cabrera, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin explained the ethical bind attorneys Todd Blanche, nominated to be Deputy Attorney General and Emil Bove, slated for Principal Associate Deputy AG, will find themselves in as they are poised to assume their new roles. "Let's not forget Trump has tapped two of his defense attorneys in the hush money case, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, for senior roles in the Justice Department in his incoming administration. "I think it causes a conflict of interest for Todd Blanche and Emil Bove because, if for example Ana, they can continue to brief the issue about whether this case should exist into a future Trump presidency, if Todd Blanche and Emil Bove are then in the Department of Justice, the department itself will have an interest in getting involved in the case on behalf of the executive office of the president." "And Emil Bove and Todd Blanche having represented the president in his personal capacity will have that conflict and may have to even recuse themselves from the department's involvement in this case in the future."