Former President Donald Trump appears in court with his attorney Todd Blanche during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court, April 26, 2024, in New York. Curtis Means/Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Todd Blanche, the No. In that instance, he was speaking for his client at the time — Donald Trump. Trump then issued a social media post urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to move “now” to prosecute Comey and others. “When the president says that he’s reading things or that he wants us to do investigations and he wants us to do our job — the attorney general does not take that as pressure.