Trump chooses Pat Cipollone to replace McGahn as White House counsel: reports
By John Bowden - 10/13/18 05:11 PM EDT
President Trump has reportedly selected Washington attorney Pat Cipollone to replace Don McGahn as White House counsel, according to reports.
The move, first reported by Axios and The Washington Post on Saturday, follows after reports earlier this year that Republicans are worried Trump's replacement for McGahn could be less focused on selecting conservative nominees for the federal judiciary and more engaged with taking on special counsel Robert Mueller.
Cipollone, a former Justice Department lawyer who practices at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner, has advised Trump's attorneys on Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s election interference.
Sources told the Post that Cipollone has already begun filling out the necessary paperwork to take over McGahn's position, which he was expected to vacate this fall. The decision was made last week, according to the Post, though no public announcement has been made. Cipollone must still pass a security clearance review, the paper noted.
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