Trump chooses Pat Cipollone to replace McGahn as White House lawyer: reports

President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden: Trump "destroys American values" The New York Times asks the judge to disclose the search warrants used in the Cohen Trump raid: "Robert E. Lee was a great general" CONTINUED According to reports, Pat Cipollone, the Washington lawyer, would have been chosen by the Washington lawyer to replace Don McGahn.

The decision, which was first reported by Axios and the Washington Post on Saturday, follows reports that Republicans feared that McGahn's replacement of Mr. Trump would be less focused on selecting conservative candidates for election. the federal judiciary and more on the involvement of a lawyer Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: The United States should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the investigation into Russia.

Cipollone, a former Justice Department attorney at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner, advised Trump's lawyers on Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the elections.

Sources told La Poste that Cipollone had already started filling in the paperwork needed to take over McGahn's post, which should be released this fall. The decision was made last week, according to the Post, although no public announcement has been made. Cipollone still needs to pass a security clearance review, notes the paper.

The White House did not immediately respond to The Hill's requests for comment on Saturday on the news. The Post reports that Cipollone will assume McGahn's position in the week.

Last month, Cipollone was on the list of successful candidates for the position, as was Emmet Flood, a current member of Trump's legal team, who had previously advised former President Clinton during his 1998-impeachment proceedings. 1999.

A former GOP assistant in the Senate told The Hill last month that Trump was looking for "someone with different skills" in replacing McGahn.

"Trump's efforts were clearly geared toward securing his candidacy and presidency, and McGahn was a key part of it, and it will be interesting to see how this relationship will work with his departure from the White House," said James. Wallner, former vice-president of research at the Heritage Foundation.

Wallner noted that if a McGahn replacement was less focused on the judiciary, his selection might suggest that the White House is preparing for the possibility of a Democratic Congress.

If Democrats take over the House, Wallner said, "You will face more investigations."

"The White House lawyer would likely be concerned about issues of executive privilege," he added. "A lawyer who is very familiar with the selection process of judges is not necessarily a man who is familiar with these other areas of responsibility."