President-elect Trump announced Tuesday evening that William McGinley, a lawyer who worked in the former president’s first administration, will be White House general counsel in his second term. McGinley served as White House Cabinet secretary in Trump’s first administration.

McGinley served in the first administration for Trump as the White House Cabinet secretary as well as serving as General Counsel at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP Prior to his political appointments, he was a partner ...

President-elect Donald Trump named William “Bill” McGinley to serve as his White House counsel Tuesday, filling a critical role inside the West Wing. McGinley spent two-and-a-half years as White House cabinet secretary during Trump’s first term and has a history of representing politically-connected clients on issues related to campaign finance and ethics,

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that veteran Republican lawyer Bill McGinley will serve as his White House counsel.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced William McGinley will serve as White House counsel in his administration.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked William McGinley to serve as his White House Counsel.

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he's selected William McGinley to serve as White House Counsel. The big picture: The role was an unusually high-profile one during the first Trump administration and is likely be even more so now that the president-elect and his aides have indicated they'll challenge the limits of executive power.