“Mr. Blanche, a former federal prosecutor and law firm partner, led Mr. Trump's criminal defense team, representing the Republican in matters including his New York hush money case, which ended in his conviction on 34 felony counts, and a pair of federal cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith, both of which have been abandoned.”

“Mr. Blanche, a former federal prosecutor and law firm partner, led Mr. Trump's criminal defense team, representing the Republican in matters including his New York hush money case, which ended in his conviction on 34 felony counts, and a pair of federal cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith, both of which have been abandoned.”

“Mr. Blanche worked under Attorney General Pam Bondi, managing the department’s day-to-day operations and becoming one of its most vocal defenders and visible public faces.”

“Mr. Blanche oversaw the release of government files on Jeffrey Epstein and appeared frequently on TV news programs.”

“Mr. Blanche served as a law clerk for federal judges Denny Chin and Joseph Bianco, both now members of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and was a federal prosecutor for eight years in the same U.S. attorney’s office where he had started as a paralegal.”

“Mr. Blanche spent two years as co-chief of the office’s violent crimes unit, overseeing about two dozen prosecutors and cases involving killings, kidnappings, and other violent crimes.”