Trump Picks White House Lawyer as Watchdog for Virus Bailout
- President has already questioned authority of new post
- Job created as part of stimulus, at insistence of Democrats
Donald Trump speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 3,.
Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump intends to nominate a White House lawyer to a newly created post of inspector general to oversee spending of the coronavirus stimulus.
In a statement on Friday night, the White House said that he has chosen Brian Miller for the job, despite having questioned the authority of the position almost as soon as it was created.