Todd Blanche
Todd Blanche | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 40th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| Assumed office March 6, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Lisa Monaco |
| Acting Librarian of Congress | |
Disputed | |
| Assumed office May 12, 2025 Disputed with Robert Newlena[›] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Robert Newlen (acting, disputed) Carla Hayden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Todd Wallace Blanche August 6, 1974 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 2023) Republican (since 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Beloit College American University (BA) Brooklyn Law School (JD) |
Todd Wallace Blanche (/blæntʃ/;[1] born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor. Since 2025, he has been serving as the 40th United States deputy attorney general.[2]
Blanche is best known for representing former U.S. president Donald Trump in the 2024 criminal trial in New York.[3][4] On November 14, 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he planned to nominate Blanche to be deputy attorney general.[5][6] He was confirmed to the post by the U.S. Senate on March 5, 2025 in a 52-46 vote.[7][8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Todd W. Blanche". The Federalist Society. 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Office of the Deputy Attorney General | Office of the Deputy Attorney General". www.justice.gov. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Trump taps white-collar attorney to helm indictment defense". POLITICO. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Gleeson, Cailey. "Who Is Todd Blanche? What To Know About Trump's Hush Money Trial Lawyer". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Trump Picks Todd Blanche, His Defense Lawyer, to Be Deputy Attorney General". 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Emma Colton (2024-11-14). "Trump names his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Senate Confirms Trump Attorney Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Dept. Official". 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Senate confirms former Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general". AP News. 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-10-28.