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Donald Francis McGahn II ( / məˈɡæn / mə-GAN; born June 16, 1968) is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel for U.S. President Donald Trump, from the day of Trump's inauguration through October 17, 2018, when McGahn resigned. Previously, McGahn served on the Federal Election Commission for over five years.
Former White House Counsel Don McGahn advises clients on high-stakes matters that require navigating and challenging assertions of government authority. He has successfully guided U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Presidential Cabinet members, and CEOs through some of the most divisive and closely watched Congressional hearings and investigations of ...
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Sep 13, 2022 · Enrich points out that Don McGahn, a prominent Jones Day lawyer, left the firm to become Trump's White House counsel. McGahn assumed the responsibility of picking the judges Trump would...
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Aug 25, 2022 · Chief among those aims was dismantling what Don McGahn — the Jones Day partner who helped run Trump’s campaign and then became his White House counsel — disparagingly referred to as the ...
Oct 25, 2019 · He works at a prestigious Washington law firm, where he’s expected to make millions of dollars a year, and he has no legal exposure from his time as White House counsel.
Aug 29, 2018 · Updated at 1:35 p.m. ET. White House counsel Don McGahn is resigning this autumn after a tumultuous stretch as President Trump's in-house lawyer. Trump announced the departure on Twitter on...
Jun 6, 2017 · By day, Don McGahn is a straight-laced lawyer, but by night, he's a long-haired rocker. In the White House drama that occupies almost every news day — from the firing of the FBI director, to...
