President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he has selected William McGinley to be his White House adviser.
In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, President Trump announced that McGinley, who served as White House Cabinet Secretary during Trump's first administration, will return as White House Counsel.
“I am pleased to announce that William Joseph McGinley will serve as my White House Counsel,” President Trump said in a statement. “Bill is a smart and tenacious attorney who will help advance America First policies while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement. He served as the White House Cabinet Secretary and played a major role in our election victory as the RNC's outside advisor on election integrity.
President Trump's statement continued:
Bill serves as general counsel for the National Senate Committee, is a partner in two international law firms, and will work with me to Make America Great Again.
During Trump's first administration, Don McGahn and Pat Cipollone, who represented the president-elect in his first impeachment trial, served as White House legal advisers. According to of hill.
President Trump's announcement that McGinley will be his White House adviser comes as he has already announced other choices, including former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R), who was chosen as ambassador to Israel. is. Immigration expert Stephen Miller has been selected as deputy chief of staff. Among others, House of Representatives Speaker Elise Stefanik (R-New York), who was chosen to be ambassador to the United Nations.
