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THE CASE AGAINST TODD BLANCHE

Why I Asked a Federal Judge to Strip Donald Trump’s Lawyer, and the Deputy Attorney General, of His Right to Practice Law in D.C.

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Dec 03, 2025
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A Fight I Never Expected to Take On

I live in a small town in Western North Carolina; a place where the mountains rise, the politics are red, and the belief in accountability runs deep when people can actually see the truth.

From that small town, on November 17, 2025, I filed a legal action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that I never imagined would fall to me:

A motion asking a federal judge to revoke the pro hac vice admission of Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s personal attorney and, incredibly, the sitting Deputy Attorney General of the United States.

Today, for the sake of transparency and public understanding, I am publishing the full Motion and Memorandum of Points & Authorities as attachments to this essay.

This isn’t political theater. This is a statement of fact, grounded in federal court rules and rooted in a simple idea:

No one — not even the Deputy Attorney General — is above the law.

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