Todd Blanche does a last-minute scramble to get yet another DOJ lawyer to defend him in the big status hearing today! A new lawyer, Andrew Block, from the Trump DOJ joins Blanche’s defense team at the eleventh hour because Blanche needs more help in trying to find excuses for his non-compliance. Katie Phang on this new Trump acolyte-attorney and the import of today’s hearing.

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