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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Deputy Attorney General is under fire after being spotted having lunch with a CNN host.

Photos shared on social media showed attorney Todd Blanche having lunch with one of the incoming president’s critics, CNN reporter and host Kaitlan Collins.

The photos were posted by British journalist Raheem Kassam and even caught the attention of billionaire X owner Elon Musk.

The lunch evidently took place in Palm Beach, Florida where Trump currently resides. Collins, in a yellow top and black pants, sat across from Blanche who wore a button-up shirt and slacks. The two seemed engaged in a conversation yet relaxed

The sighting set off a wave of speculation with rumors spreading that Blanche could be an “informant.”

“The pair has participated in interviews together in the past, including just after Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business documents in his New York hush money trial. Although it is unclear what the pair discussed at the meeting, according to an insider, Blanche could be serving as an informant for the CNN host,” OK! Magazine noted.

“Trump hates anyone in his inner circle being a leak,” the source told the publication. “It’s quite obvious from these pictures that Kaitlin and Todd aren’t talking about the plans for Christmas!”

“This cozy catch-up could infuriate Trump,” the insider added.

“He’s been caught red-handed being a source to one of CNN’s biggest stars,” the source continued. “You don’t look deep in conversation if you’re just catching up and talking about the weather.”

“Todd is an informant on Trump World for Kaitlin — but they’ve been done over by an eagle-eyed onlooker! Next time Kaitlin gets a scoop on the inner workings of the president-elect’s transition, you’d have to finger Todd as the likely culprit.”

The suspicions and speculation had many looking back at some of Collins’s recent reporting, including her scoop on Blanche being picked by Trump.

Collins also cited her sources in a report last month to say there was infighting in the Trump circle over his pick for Treasury secretary.

“Several sources tell me that there has been intense infighting happening behind the scenes as Trump is searching for a big name. But so far, coming up short. I’m told that Trump really wants to impress Wall Street with his decision. He wants to avoid rocking the stock market, which has been doing quite well, under President Biden,” she reported at the time.

Meanwhile, Blanche, who served as Trump’s lawyer during Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s criminal prosecution, recently moved to Florida and registered as a Republican, according to the New York Times.

While there have been no official reports elaborating on Blanche’s lunch with Collins, angry social media users took off with theories and calls for the lawyer’s name to be removed from consideration.

One notable reaction was from conservative activist Scott Presler who joked, “To be fair, I think he thought he was dining with me.”

Others cautioned for a more level-headed approach, suggesting there is a good explanation for the meet-up, regardless of the optics.

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