White House Counsel Don McGahn Set to Depart Trump Administration in Fall

Ben Kennedy
08-29-2018

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WASHINGTON – White House counsel Don McGahn will be leaving his position in the fall after the Senate confirmation vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump made the announcement via Twitter Wednesday.

McGahn played a role in Trump's selection of both Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch as candidates for the Supreme Court.

He was even tasked with overhauling the federal judiciary with conservative judges.

"Worked with Don for a long time and truly appreciate his service," Trump said.

McGahn threatened to resign last year if Trump removed special counsel Robert Mueller from the Russian election meddling investigation.

 

 

 

 

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Ben
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Ben Kennedy is an Emmy Award-winning White House correspondent for CBN News in Washington, D.C. He has more than a decade of reporting experience covering breaking news nationwide. He's traveled cross country covering the President and scored exclusive interviews with lawmakers and White House officials. Kennedy spent seven years reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida. While there he reported live from Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew hit the island. He was the first journalist to interview Diana Nyad moments after her historic swim from Cuba to Key West. He reported
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