Don McGahn

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Don McGahn is an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel to President Donald Trump and played a key role in shaping the administration’s judicial appointments and legal strategy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer
White House Counsel
human
lawyer
appointedBy Donald Trump
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt United States Naval Academy
surface form: United States Naval Academy Preparatory School

University of Notre Dame
Delaware Law School
surface form: Widener University School of Law
employer Federal Election Commission
Jones Day
White House Office
surface form: White House Office of the President of the United States
familyName Don McGahn self-linksurface differs
surface form: McGahn
fieldOfWork campaign finance law
constitutional law
election law
givenName Donald
hasChild three sons
hasEthnicGroup Irish American
hasRole key architect of Trump administration judicial nominations
legal strategist for the Trump administration
hasWorkedOn Supreme Court nominations during the Trump administration
knownFor close ties to conservative legal movement
coordination with the Federalist Society on judicial nominations
languageSpoken English
legalAdvisorTo Donald Trump
Donald Trump presidential campaigns
surface form: Trump 2016 presidential campaign
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
notableFor involvement in selection of conservative federal judges
service as White House Counsel to President Donald Trump
service as a member of the Federal Election Commission
notableWork judicial selection strategy of the Trump administration
legal strategy for the Trump 2016 presidential campaign
oversight of federal judicial appointments under Donald Trump
occupation government official
lawyer
political advisor
participatedIn Donald Trump presidential campaigns
surface form: Trump 2016 presidential campaign

Trump presidential transition
positionHeld Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission
White House Counsel
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Virginia
sexOrGender male
spouse Shannon McGahn
workLocation Virginia
Washington, D.C.

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