Todd Blanche

  • Trump Lawyers Invoke Presidential Immunity In Bid To Overturn Hush Money Verdict

    Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is challenging his recent hush money conviction, citing presidential immunity protections. In a court filing made public on Thursday, July 11, 2024, Trump’s lawyers argued that Manhattan prosecutors unfairly relied on evidence related to Trump’s official acts while in office to secure his guilty verdict. Defense attorneys Todd Blanche…

  • Trump Lawyer’s Opening Statement Draws Criticisms From Experts In Criminal Trial

    On the first day of arguments in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, attorney Todd Blanche sparked objections and criticism with his opening statement, characterized by legal analysts as a strategic but controversial move. Blanche sought to plant seeds of doubt in jurors’ minds by portraying Stormy Daniels as a liar and Michael Cohen as a rogue,…

  • Here Are The Top Lawyers Who Make Up Trump’s Legal Team And The Millions They Are Earning

    In 2023, former Florida solicitor general Chris Kise emerged as the top-paid lawyer in Donald Trump’s legal team, raking in nearly $9 million through his firm, Chris Kise & Associates, and Continental PLLC. Kise played a crucial role as Trump’s lead lawyer in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, where the former president…