President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has nominated two defense attorneys from his New York criminal trial to prominent positions within the Department of Justice, Deadline reported.

The appointments reflect Trump’s ongoing strategy of placing loyalists in critical government roles, which has sparked concern among legal experts and lawmakers about the DOJ’s independence.

Todd Blanche, who represented Trump during his trial involving payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, has been tapped to serve as deputy attorney general. Emil Bove, another member of Trump’s legal team in that case, has been picked to be principal associate deputy attorney general.

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