President-elect Trump announced Tuesday night that William McGinley, a lawyer who worked in his first administration, will serve as White House general counsel for his second term.
McGinley served as White House Cabinet Secretary during the Trump administration. President Trump said in a statement that McGinley played a “huge role” in winning the election as outside counsel for election integrity for the Republican National Committee.
“Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help us advance America First policies while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement,” President Trump said.
Mr. McGinley also previously served as general counsel for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
In the previous Trump administration, Don McGahn and Pat Cipollone served as White House advisers. Cipollone represented President Trump in his first impeachment trial and reportedly persuade a former president to make concessions After losing the 2020 presidential election, Trump insisted there was no evidence of widespread fraud as claimed.
The selection marks the latest addition to Trump's Cabinet, which he is rapidly assembling in preparation for his inauguration in January. In addition to appointing senior staff, he must nominate leaders for 15 government agencies and other top administration positions, subject to Senate confirmation.
So far, he has appointed Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state, Kristi Noem of South Dakota as secretary of homeland security, and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik as U.N. ambassador. He was appointed by the former governor of Arkansas. Mike Huckabee becomes ambassador to Israel.
Other nominees include former New York congressman Lee Zeldin as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA, and Trump campaign chief Susie Wiles as chief of staff.
