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Todd Blanche in a suit and red tie, smiling in front of a blurred United States flag and brown background. U.S. President Donald Trump sits beside his attorney Todd Blanche at a courtroom table during his criminal trial, with police officers standing in the background.
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Todd Blanche in a suit and red tie, smiling in front of a blurred United States flag and brown background.
Attorney general Before Todd Blanche took on key roles in the Justice Department during Pres. Donald Trump's second term, he served as Trump's personal attorney.

Todd Blanche

Attorney general of the United States
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Before Todd Blanche was the attorney general of the United States during Pres. Donald Trump’s second term, he was a respected federal prosecutor in one of the nation’s top districts, a partner in one of New York City’s most venerable law firms, and a hardworking, ambitious paralegal by day and law school student by night. He became Trump’s personal attorney in 2023, calling the chance to represent the former president “an opportunity I should not...

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