· at a july 30 business meeting, the senate commerce, science, and transportation committee approved four additional nominees for department of transportation posts under president trump. · today the department of justice is proud to announce president trump ’s intent to nominate stanley woodward to serve as associate attorney general, and elliot gaiser to serve as assistant attorney general for the office of legal counsel. (the federalist society) trump followed up his first announcement by naming chad. · trump nominated aaron reitz to serve as the next head of the justice department ’s office of legal policy. · follow president trump ’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require senate confirmation, in this tracker from the washington post and the partnership for public service. Appointments (first administration). List of department of justice appointments by donald trump. Donald trump said he would nominate sean duffy, a former republican congressman from wisconsin who is a fox business host and whose wife, rachel campos-duffy, is a fox news host, to be his transportation secretary. · the tracker provides the most comprehensive data and analysis about the political appointments process and provides the public with up-to-date information about the nomination and confirmation status of nominees for critical roles in the federal government. Appointments (second administration).