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Todd Blanche
Government Official · Deputy, U.S. Department of Justice
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Todd Wallace Blanche is an American attorney who serves as Acting U.S. Attorney General, after being appointed Deputy Attorney General in early 2025. Before joining the Trump administration, he served as Donald Trump's personal criminal-defense lawyer in multiple state and federal cases. He began his legal career as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, then practiced at major law firms before moving to government service.
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DOJ settles Trump IRS suit with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
Acting Attorney General; personally signed the May 19 order that "FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED" the U.S. from pursuing any claims against the Trump plaintiffs. Federal law bars executive officers from directing the IRS on specific audits but appears to carve out the attorney general. Was previously Trump's personal criminal-defense lawyer.
Trump DOJ drops Roger Ver tax case for $49.9M, no guilty plea
As Deputy Attorney General running day-to-day DOJ operations, gave his blessing to the deferred prosecution deal and directed the department's departure from its prior insistence on a guilty plea or trial.
DOJ drops Polymarket probe, clearing path for US reentry
via U.S. Department of Justice — Ended its investigation into Polymarket without filing charges, removing a major legal barrier to the platform's return to the US market.
Senate confirms Trump's personal lawyer Blanche as Deputy AG
Confirmed as Deputy Attorney General by 52-46 Senate vote on March 5, 2025. Founded Blanche Law in 2022 specifically to represent Trump; led the defense in the 2024 New York hush-money prosecution that produced 34 felony convictions.
Trump PAC paid Blanche Law $9.3M before Blanche became Deputy AG
Founder of Blanche Law and Trump's lead defense attorney in the New York hush-money trial. Save America's payments to his firm coincided with the trial period; the firm received up to $800K/month during the peak of the proceedings. Nominated as Deputy Attorney General in November 2024 and confirmed in March 2025.
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