Former President Donald Trump has bolstered his legal team by hiring an experienced white-collar criminal defense attorney to defend him from criminal charges filed by the Manhattan District Attorney.
campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Igor Fruman, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who pleaded guilty in a campaign finance case.
Mr. Blanche did not respond to a request for comment from The Washington Times. A LinkedIn profile revealed that Mr. Blanche opened his own law firm this month. His addition to the Trump legal team was first reported by Politico, which had obtained his resignation letter from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft.in the recently charged DA case, and after much thought/consideration, I have decided it is the best thing for me to do and an opportunity I should not pass up,” Mr. Blanche reportedly wrote.
Mr. Blanche spent nine years as a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, where he served as co-chief of the office’s Violent Crimes Unit. He also clerked for federal judges in Manhattan and Brooklyn.is expected to arrive in New York Monday and head to Trump Tower overnight.
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