Trump Replaces His White House Counsel Before He Even Started the Job

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Source: New York Times

Dec. 4, 2024 Updated 2:56 p.m. ET


President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday replaced his choice for White House counsel before he even got a chance to start the job, a sign of the shifting power dynamics in Mr. Trump’s inner circle in the weeks before he takes office.

David Warrington, the Trump campaign’s top lawyer, is the new pick for White House counsel, Mr. Trump said on social media. William McGinley, whom Mr. Trump chose for the job just weeks ago, is going to move to a role related to the Department of Government Efficiency, which the billionaire Elon Musk will lead.

The move reflects how quickly allegiances can change in Mr. Trump’s orbit. It also came soon after a spate of headlines about one of his top aides, who was accused of trying to profit off his proximity to the president-elect by asking for tens of thousands of dollars in “retainer fees” from potential appointees.

That aide, Boris Epshteyn, has denied the allegations and is still close to Mr. Trump. Although Mr. Epshteyn has no formal role in the transition process, he had sought to influence the staffing of a range of positions across the administration, especially with legal roles like White House counsel, and had endorsed Mr. McGinley.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/trump-replaces-white-house-counsel.html

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[Climate Crusader]

1. Alternate theory of how this came about.

Trump just conceded to FBI background checks of his picks. Perhaps McGinley is wasit deep in scandal so they moved him to this made up government office that will require no background check and no Senate approval.

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. He's not staffing for an administration. He's staffing for

the newest subsidiary of The Trump Organization, to be run just as competently as all his other subsidiaries.

[JoseBalow]

3. Looks like DOGE is becoming the kiddie table

to help misfits, dipshits, and rejects feel like they're actually important.

[Ojerly]

4. McGinley

probably realized the greater grift is with Leon and Rummiswampy. Fat DonOLD must have a higher buy in price.