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What Happened Today – June 8, 2026

Todd Blanche surrounded by reporters outside Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in 2023

Attorney general nominee Todd Blanche stood outside the Manhattan courthouse in 2023 defending Donald Trump against 34 felony counts, loyalty Trump rewarded this week with the nomination. (Photo by BruceSchaff, CC BY 4.0)

Two lawyers who built careers defending powerful politicians accused of crimes took opposite paths. Dan Cogdell spent nine years defending Ken Paxton through a felony fraud case and the impeachment that ended in acquittal, and he gave money to Paxton’s campaigns along the way. Today he endorsed Paxton’s opponent and said the man he once … Read more

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