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What You Might Not Know about White House Counsel Don McGahn
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Cory Combs
Director of Media Relations
Earlier this week, multiple stories asked the question: Who is Donald McGahn, the White House counsel seemingly at the center of every major POTUS news story?
The so-called ‘fiery’ lawyer, whose job “is to stop scandals before they start,” has had a very rocky first month. But, as our tweetstorm explores, from his time as attorney to scandal-plagued House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, to his destructive tenure at the Federal Election Commission, his rise to power has been equally rocky:
WH counsel Don McGahn has been at the center of recent major @POTUS news—a flurry of stories about him are out today https://t.co/oc1SvJSzIf
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
But there are some important points to remember about McGahn that people may forget or not know —>
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was indicted on criminal charges in 2005. McGahn was his lawyer. https://t.co/EMxJn5j5QN
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
(So much for keeping your client out of trouble)
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
McGahn went to @FEC in ’08, leading efforts to block nearly every case brought before office. @KenDoyle16 explains: https://t.co/QucXCqpgxc pic.twitter.com/UrKONXLaA3
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
This was representative of McGahn’s FEC tenure, ie, FEC staff shouldn’t even be able to read the newspaper stories that had the Trump quotes pic.twitter.com/WDyu9Y1PrP
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
And, even more relevant: McGahn was key in blocking a 2011 Trump @FEC complaint, as the article explains. pic.twitter.com/EWnq5vFu1w
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
Which brings us back to the present… https://t.co/rRs3GgQKjw
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
…and even more questions about McGahn going forward: https://t.co/fMEXfHD05I pic.twitter.com/plWw7gYJrj
— Issue One (@IssueOneReform) February 15, 2017
The question now must be: With this context in mind, can we expect similar behavior from Don McGahn to continue as White House counsel?