Trump picks DC lawyer William McGinley as White House counsel

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped William McGinley to serve as his White House counsel as the former president rapidly assembles the key players in his next administration.

McGinley, a partner at the Washington-based law firm Holtzman Vogel, worked as White House cabinet secretary during Trump's first presidency.

During the 2024 election, McGinley held a top role with the Republican National Committee's "Outside Counsel for Election Integrity," which the Trump-led RNC assembled to target election fraud.

"Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement," Trump said in a statement Tuesday.

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McGinley has also served as general counsel at the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Trump has moved swiftly to put together his next White House. On Tuesday, he nominated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as director of the Central Intelligence Agency and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel.

The incoming Republican president's picks include his senior 2024 campaign adviser Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff; Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; longtime immigration advisor Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy; Tom Homan to oversee deportation policy and aviation security; former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency; and Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser.

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