Office of the White House Counsel

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United States federal executive office legal advisory office

The Office of the White House Counsel is the legal advisory office within the Executive Office of the President that provides the President and the White House staff with counsel on constitutional, ethical, and legal matters.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
White House Counsel’s Office	3
Office of the White House Counsel canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal executive office ⓘ legal advisory office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
country	United States of America ⓘ
differentFrom	Office of Legal Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ personal legal counsel to the President ⓘ
employs	assistant counsels ⓘ associate counsels ⓘ deputy counsels ⓘ
fieldOfWork	United States federal law ⓘ administrative law ⓘ appointments and nominations law ⓘ campaign and political activity restrictions ⓘ conflicts of interest law ⓘ congressional investigations ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ ethics compliance ⓘ ethics in government ⓘ ethics training ⓘ ethics vetting ⓘ executive privilege ⓘ financial disclosure review ⓘ government records and disclosure law ⓘ national security law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ subpoena response ⓘ
hasDuty	advise White House staff on ethics rules ⓘ advise on compliance with the Hatch Act ⓘ advise on compliance with the Presidential Records Act ⓘ advise on conflicts of interest and recusals ⓘ advise on ethics agreements for senior officials ⓘ advise on litigation involving the President in his official capacity ⓘ advise on responses to congressional oversight ⓘ advise on use of executive privilege ⓘ advise the President on constitutional questions ⓘ advise the President on legal matters involving the presidency ⓘ assist in preparation of executive orders and proclamations ⓘ assist in vetting presidential nominees ⓘ coordinate with the Department of Justice on legal issues affecting the presidency ⓘ ensure compliance with federal ethics laws ⓘ
hasLegalForm	office within the Executive Office of the President ⓘ
hasRole	legal advisor to the President of the United States ⓘ legal advisor to the White House staff ⓘ
headedBy	White House Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1939 ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ White House NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John → workedFor → Office of the White House Counsel ⓘ

subject surface form: John G. Roberts Jr.

Fred F. Fielding → employer → Office of the White House Counsel ⓘ

this entity surface form: White House Counsel’s Office

OMB OGC → collaboratesWith → Office of the White House Counsel ⓘ

this entity surface form: White House Counsel’s Office

Charles Ruff → employer → Office of the White House Counsel ⓘ

this entity surface form: White House Counsel’s Office