![]() ![]() 6 investigation.Ĭiting the classified documents case’s being filed in Miami, Trusty and Rowley claim that it makes sense for them to step down. Trusty and Rowley issued a written statement Friday announcing their resignations as Trump’s counsel, although it feels notable that the two are no longer representing Trump in both the classified documents case and the Jan. So, who is now on the outside looking into the Trump legal fishbowl? Lawyers Jim Trusty and John Rowley. In his resignation email, Blanche wrote: “Obviously, doing this as a partner at Cadwalader was not an option, so I have had to make the difficult choice to leave the firm.” When approached by Trump to defend him in the Manhattan DA’s criminal case, Blanche reportedly resigned from Cadwalader, the oldest law firm in New York, and opened his own firm to take on representation of Trump. (Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges.) It appears Blanche will continue to serve as lead counsel in the Manhattan criminal case while he now takes over the reins in this new federal indictment in the Southern District of Florida.īlanche was a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York before he went into private practice as a white-collar criminal defense attorney at the white glove, white shoe law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Up until now, Blanche has been leading Trump’s defense against an indictment on 34 counts of falsifying business records by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, relating to alleged hush money payments to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. ![]() This time, the “new” face of Trump’s legal team is Todd Blanche. Follow our live blog for the latest updates and analysis in his classified documents case. ![]() Donald Trump is set to appear in court on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ![]()
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