Trump makes U-turn on top White House lawyer pick
by Hugo Lowell in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6SPY2)
President-elect appoints David Warrington as White House counsel and moves Bill McGinley to efficiency agency
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he was appointing David Warrington to serve as the White House counsel, abruptly changing his mind about who will be the top lawyer in the incoming administration as he moves his original pick to the new department of government efficiency.
The move means Warrington, a longtime Trump lawyer who was also the Trump campaign's general counsel, will effectively be the most prominent legal adviser to Trump in the day-to-day running of the West Wing.
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