Don McGahn, 50, served as White House counsel to President Donald Trump and was seen as instrumental in implementing the administration’s conservative policies. Yet McGahn’s role in the White House was complicated by his being a chief witness in Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation into possible obstruction of justice. News of McGahn’s departure was first reported by Fox News earlier this summer after he expressed his desire to leave the White House. TRUMP CONSIDERING DC ATTORNEY PAT CIPOLLONE FOR WHITE HOUSE COUNSELThe president told The Associated Press that Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone will be his new counsel. Should Democrats retake the House of Representatives, the White House counsel would bear the brunt of congressional subpoenas and investigations, according to The Times.

Source: Fox News October 18, 2018 03:56 UTC