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How did Todd Blanche become Donald Trump’s personal attorney?

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In 2023 Todd Blanche resigned from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to defend Donald Trump in the “hush money” case, in which Trump was accused of paying adult-film actor Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged affair. Prior to defending Trump, Blanche had successfully defended Trump’s former campaign director Paul Manafort.