Overview
- Trump, speaking at a White House event honoring law enforcement on Monday, praised Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and said Blanche had kept him out of jail for years.
- Blanche served as Trump’s personal lawyer in the 2024 New York hush‑money trial, where Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records tied to payments to Stormy Daniels.
- Ten days before his January 2025 inauguration, Trump received an unconditional discharge in that case with no jail time and no fine, a result prosecutors recommended to close the case while respecting the jury’s verdict.
- After returning to office, Trump named Blanche deputy attorney general and later elevated him to acting attorney general after firing Pam Bondi.
- Federal prosecutors dropped their two cases against Trump after his reelection under the DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president, while a separate Georgia state case remains on the books.