The timeline of Dunn’s return to the White House is still being finalized, as is the scope of her duties. Podesta praised the White House’s plan to hire someone like Sams to handle communications from the White House Counsel’s Office, rather than referring inquiries on sensitive investigations to the White House press office. The probes tied up numerous White House staffers, forcing some to hire their own lawyers. The Clinton era may provide a preview of what the Biden White House would face should the GOP capture the House, though the Clinton presidency was unusually scandal-prone. At various points, a significant proportion of Clinton’s White House staff was tied up with responding to investigators’ demands on issues including Whitewater and firings at the White House Travel Office.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2022 12:21 UTC