Tag Archives: Todd Blanche

Bar Association Wins Block On Trump’s Retaliation

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department had wrongfully retaliated against the American Bar Association by terminating grants meant to fund domestic violence and sexual assault victim services. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, granting a preliminary injunction, found that the cancellations were a clear violation of the ABA’s First Amendment right to speak free of government …

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Trump Defense Lawyer Named Librarian Of Congress

Axios reports: President Trump will name deputy attorney general Todd Blanche to be the acting Librarian of Congress, a Justice Department official confirmed to Axios. Blanche, who represented Trump in his hush money trial, already holds the number two position at the Justice Department. His interim appointment represents another example of administration officials juggling multiple posts. Trump recently ousted former …

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More Revenge: DOJ Sanctions American Bar Association

CBS News reports: Amid a tumultuous and controversial campaign of executive orders targeting major law firms, the Justice Department is now adding the American Bar Association to its target list, according to a memo obtained by CBS News. In the memo dated Friday and shared with Justice Department employees, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche ordered that “the Department of Justice …

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Justice Dept Disbands Cryptocurrency Oversight Unit

Fortune reports: The Department of Justice notified staff on Monday evening that the agency was disbanding a unit dedicated to crypto-related investigations. In a four-page memo reviewed by Fortune, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the decision, stating: “The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator. However, the prior Administration used the Justice Department to pursue a …

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Thousands Of Feds Diverted To Migrant Crackdown

Reuters reports: Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally. Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants and other small businesses looking for immigrants who aren’t authorized to work. Agents who pursue drug traffickers and tax fraud are being reassigned to enforce immigration law. …

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Trump Taps His Criminal Defense Lawyer As Deputy AG

The New York Times reports: President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Thursday that he would name Todd Blanche, who oversaw his legal defense against multiple indictments, to become the No. 2 official at the Justice Department. The selection of Mr. Blanche, a former supervising federal prosecutor in Manhattan, as the deputy attorney general at the Justice Department serves as a …

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Trump Lawyer Says He Talked Trump Out Of Testifying: “Ultimately It Was His Decision And He Listened To Us”

Axios reports: Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told CNN Thursday evening after Trump became the first sitting or former U.S. president convicted of a felony that the defense team was “prepared for a conviction” and they would “vigorously fight” by filing motions before Judge Juan Merchan in a couple of weeks. Blanche told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins the legal team would outline …

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