ed ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁arg uing ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁future ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁nomin ations , ▁Republic ans ▁should ▁not ▁opp ose , ▁and ▁instead ▁should ▁support ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁over ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton . ▁ ▁After ▁Trump ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Del rah im ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Trump ' s ▁president ial ▁transition . ▁After ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁Del rah im ▁became ▁Deput y ▁White ▁House ▁Coun sel ▁and ▁assist ed ▁in ▁she ph erd ing ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁nom ine e ▁Neil ▁G ors uch ▁through ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁confirm ation ▁process . ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁Ant it rust ▁Division ▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Trump ▁announced ▁his ▁nom ination ▁of ▁Del rah im ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁Ant it rust ▁Division . ▁This ▁role , ▁which ▁required ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁confirm ation , ▁ent ails ▁over see ing ▁criminal ▁cart el ▁enfor cement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁corpor ate ▁mer gers ▁and ▁ac quis itions . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁approved ▁ 7 3 – 2 1 ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate . ▁When ▁he ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁job ▁he ▁was ▁reported ly ▁gift ed ▁a ▁hat ▁with ▁" M ak an ▁Ant it rust ▁Great