Todd Blanche | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Blanche in 2023 | |
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
Presumptive nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Succeeding | Lisa Monaco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Todd Wallace Blanche[1] August 6, 1974 |
| Political party | Republican (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | American University (BA) Brooklyn Law School (JD) |
Todd Wallace Blanche (born August 6, 1974) is an American lawyer and former prosecutor. Blanche is best known for representing U.S. president Donald Trump in the 2024 criminal trial in New York. Blanche worked at Wall Street's oldest law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, serving as a partner at the firm for nearly six years—and represented clients such as Rudy Guiliani associate Igor Fruman and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
On November 14, 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intends to nominate Todd Blanche for United States deputy attorney general.