Former President Donald Trump has hired Todd Blanche, an experienced white-collar criminal defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor, to serve as his lead counsel and head the defense team for the Manhattan district attorney's criminal indictment. Blanche, a former partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, previously represented Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani’s associate Igor Fruman. He tendered his resignation via email, stating that, "I have been asked to represent Trump in the recently charged DA case, and after much thought/consideration, I have decided it is the best thing for me to do and an opportunity I should not pass up." Trump was indicted last week by a grand jury in relation to a $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The former president is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday. Trump’s current attorneys, Joe Tacopina and Susan Necheles, will continue to work with the defense team alongside Blanche, according to sources.