Todd Blanche represented former US president Donald Trump in the 2024 criminal trial. Even though they lost the case, people got curious about Todd Blanche as many attorneys have faced criminal charges for working with Trump.
Blanche is a defense attorney and the founding partner of Blanche Law. He worked with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP for five years before quitting to form his law firm and represent Trump.
On November 14, 2024, Trump released a press release announcing the nomination of Blanche for United States Deputy Attorney General.
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Age
Blanche is 49 years old as of 2024, he was born in 1974 in Elmont Hamlet on Long Island, New York, United States. He was born and raised by his parents Richard Blanche and Pamela Blanche.
Todd Blanche’s Wife and Children
Todd is married to his wife Kristine Vieweg Blanche, a medical doctor having a Ph.D. She runs her practice called Integrative Healing Center & Spa. Todd and Christine have two children together called Sydney and Justin.
Career
Blanche began his career in 1999 when he began working for the United States Attorney’s office. He has since worked at The Chambers of the Honorable Denny Chin, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, WilmerHale, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
During his period working at the United States Attorney’s, Todd was able to gain new experiences in money laundering, wire frauds, homicides, corruption, and racketeering among others.
Todd most recently worked for the prestigious law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. While there, he worked on cases for Paul Manafort in his fraud case, for American businessman Igor Fruman, and Trump’s legal and political adviser Boris Ephsteyn.
In April 2023, Todd left Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, and founded his own law firm called Blanche Law. He was the lead attorney representing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 criminal trial in New York.
Blanche graduated from the American University with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communications, Legal Institutions, Economic and Government & Political Science Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communications, Legal Institutions, Economic and Government & Political Sci>He began attending night classes at Brooklyn Law School while working for the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Blanche Net Worth
Blanche’s actual net worth is not known. As an experienced attorney, Blache’s net worth is estimated to range between $500k and $1 million
Todd Blanche and Trump
Former President, Donald Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. He was accused of trying to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about a sexual encounter between them which happened a decade before it was made public.
On May 30, Trump was convicted on all counts with the sentencing scheduled for July 11, 2024. Blanche worked on Trump’s case alongside his Blanche Law Emil Bove colleagues longtime Trump attorneys Susan Necheles and Gedalia Stern.
Before representing Donald Trump, Blanche was a Democrat living in New York. He later registered as a Republican in 2024 and took Donald Trump’s case. He also bought a house in Palm Beach County which is close to Trump Mar-a-Lago estate.
As he has worked on high-profile cases, Blanche was happy to represent him. Many people wonder why he would take such a risk to defend Trump. He said he was happy to step out of his comfort zone and work on a very high-profile case.
