The current acting deputy attorney general will now be in charge of the Department of Justice's national security division.

It is leading that division as acting assistant attorney general that will allow Dana Boente to oversee the FBI's investigation into the connection between the Trump campaign and Russia.

"Dana Boente has been a dedicated public servant for decades and has served in important leadership roles in the Department of Justice," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a Friday statement announcing the appointment. "In recent months, he has provided extraordinary leadership during the transition period. I am pleased that he has agreed to continue his service by leading our efforts to keep America safe."

Boente, who has served in the Justice Department for over 30 years, gained some fame after President Trump fired former attorney general Sally Yates. Boente, an Obama appointee, was then appointed to be acting deputy attorney general — the No. 2 spot at the DOJ.

Now that former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein has been confirmed by the Senate to take over as the DOJ's No. 2, he will ultimately oversee the Russia investigation and whether or not to appoint a special prosecutor.

Boente succeeds Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord, who serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and who recently announced she would step down in May.

Boente will also continue to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, a post to which he was confirmed to in 2015. The office has jurisdiction over the Pentagon, the CIA and other security agencies in Northern Virginia — which means he often already oversees cases similar to those that would come to the national security division.