Todd Blanche was a partner at a prestigious law firm when he quit and took on Donald Trump as a client. He chose this life, in other words, deciding to chase fame at the cost of trying to represent an impossible client. And while we are still weeks away from a verdict – and being able to conclusively judge the direction of his career – Blanche’s performance on Tuesday has others questioning whether he can come out of this without long-term embarrassment.
“The real challenge for him is how to do this without losing his dignity and reputation,” criminal defense attorney Ty Cobb told Reuters. The risk, he said, is that Blanche, in defending a man accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 election, feels tempted to cross ethical boundaries, unable to avoid “falling prey to the base desires of your own client.”
