Trump Swaps White House Counsel Pick, Tapping David Warrington

  • President-elect moves initial pick, Bill McGinley, to new role
  • Warrington, a law firm partner, has represented Trump before

David Warrington is a partner at Dhillon Law Group, where he represented Donald Trump on civil and constitutional cases.

Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
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President-elect Donald Trump said he would appoint David Warrington as White House counsel, substituting his campaign lawyer for a previously announced pick to serve as the president’s chief in-house lawyer.

Bill McGinley, who Trump announced as White House counsel just three weeks ago, will instead advise the Department of Government Efficiency — a quasi-public body to be led by Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and former campaign rival Vivek Ramaswamy.