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Ocelot II

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1. I've been wondering what Blanche is getting out of his job besides his government salary.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:54 AM

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As AG he'd be high up on the government pay scale - it's a Level I executive position for which the salary was $250,600 as of January 2025. Not bad, but peanuts compared to what he was making in private practice - he'd been a partner at the white-shoe firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft until he left to represent Trump. Cadwalader's equity partners typically make about $3M per year. He earned $10M representing Trump in his criminal trial, and was paid by Trump's PAC. So I have to wonder whether Trump or the PAC is paying him under the table.

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