Todd Blanche is the most conflicted nominee for attorney general the US Congress has yet to encounter.
As the former private attorney for Donald Trump, Blanche has been an unflappable ally for the president since 2023.
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He left his private firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, to represent Trump in the hush-money prosecution brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Blanche also represented Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case and the January 6 prosecution, both brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Blanche's Actions as Deputy Attorney General
Since April, when Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired by Trump, Blanche has served as both deputy attorney general and acting head of the Justice Department.
He has continued his advocacy for his former client through other means.
Blanche signed off on a settlement between the IRS and Trump regarding the latter's taxes.
The settlement would ban the IRS from pursuing litigation against Trump, his family, or his businesses forever.
A federal judge ruled the settlement as self-dealing and referred the case to the Florida Bar Association.
The New York Bar has issued a letter stating that Blanche is unfit for office.
Until recently, Blanche pursued an “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate individuals allegedly unfairly investigated by the federal government, potentially including January 6 defendants or even Trump himself.
According to Bondi, Blanche oversaw redactions of the Epstein material that inadvertently revealed victims' names.
He also shut down the Justice Department unit investigating fraud in the crypto market.
