President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers, to be deputy attorney general. "Todd is an excellent attorney who will be a crucial ...

In the small pond that is the New York legal community, Todd Blanche — a former federal prosecutor turned lead Donald Trump defense lawyer — was well known and much liked before he made his ...

Trump chose Blanche to join former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was picked to become attorney general.The deputy is a key administrative post in the Justice Department, helping formulate and ...

Vance Day says he’ll work as senior counsel to the deputy attorney general. Day was suspended for three years by the Oregon Supreme Court in 2018 without pay. FILE - The logo for the Justice ...

NEW YORK — Deputy Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday.