President-elect’s selection of Todd Blanche as Justice Department second-in-command is a pointed rebuke to array of criminal cases
US president-elect Donald Trump, with his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to reporters during a criminal trial in New York on May 10th, 2024. Photograph: Todd Heisler/New York Timeshas said he would name Todd Blanche, who oversaw his legal defence against multiple indictments, to become the No 2 official at the Justice Department.
Mr Blanche forged a unique connection with the president-elect this year, having defended him at trial. For weeks inside a Manhattan criminal courthouse, Mr Trump and Mr Blanche sat inches apart, often whispering to each other during long days of legal arguments and testimony.China may be better prepared for Trump this timeIn defending Mr Trump, Mr Blanche assembled a legal team that had to fight simultaneously on multiple legal fronts, all amid the pressure of a presidential campaign.
Along the way, Mr Blanche often faced blistering criticism from judges who disliked Mr Trump’s legal arguments, or the candidate’s bombast outside the courtroom.
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