David Warrington
David Warrington | |
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.jpg) Warrington (left) with Ron Paul, 2013 | |
| White House Counsel | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Succeeding | Ed Siskel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Alan Warrington[1] September 16, 1967 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
David A. Warrington is an American lawyer. He is the designated White House counsel, set to assume office in January 2025 as part of the second Donald Trump administration.
Early life
[edit]Warrington is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served as a sergeant from 1985 to 1991.[2] He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and later received a Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law.[3] He was admitted to practice law in Virginia.[3]
Career
[edit]Warrington is an election law specialist.[4] He began his law career with The Warrington Group, serving from 1995 to 2006, then served with Fiske & Ebersohl PLLC, in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2006.[2] He served as a law clerk for Fairfax Circuit Court judge Jonathan C. Thacher from 2006 to 2007, then worked for Fiske & Harvey from 2007 to 2011, for LeClairRyan from 2011 to 2017, and for Kutak Rock from 2018 to 2021.[2] Warrington later became a partner at the Dhillon Law Group.[5]
Warrington served as the general counsel for Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign.[6] In 2016, he served as an advisor for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign during the Republican National Convention.[5] He served as the president of the Republican National Lawyers Association from 2019 to 2020.[7] Warrington became a personal lawyer for Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign.[8] He represented Trump for several lawsuits relating to the January 6 United States Capitol attack, including for cases relating to his ballot eligibility.[9] He also represented others including national security advisor Michael Flynn, adviser John McEntee, and Stop the Steal organizers Amy and Kylie Kremer in cases relating to the January 6 attack.[5]
Warrington acted as the effective general counsel for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.[4] After Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he chose Warrington to be the White House Counsel on December 4, 2024, with a social media post describing Warrington as "an esteemed lawyer and Conservative leader."[10][11] He also was tasked with leading an investigation into aide Boris Epshteyn, who was accused of "seeking payments from people to promote their candidacy for roles in the new administration."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ https://fedsoc.org/contributors/david-warrington
- ^ a b c "David A. Warrington". Dhillon Law.
- ^ a b "Attorney David Warrington Joins Washington, D.C. Office". Kutak Rock. January 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Haberman, Maggie (December 4, 2024). "Trump Replaces His White House Counsel Before He Even Started the Job". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c McGraw, Meridith; Cheney, Kyle; Lippman, Daniel; Woodruff Swan, Betsy (November 7, 2024). "Here's who's in the running to be Trump's White House counsel". Politico.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Durkee, Alison (December 4, 2024). "David Warrington Is Latest Trump Personal Attorney To Join His Administration—Here's The Full List". Forbes.
- ^ "David Warrington". Republican National Lawyers Association.
- ^ Cheney, Kyle (December 4, 2024). "Trump changes gears at White House counsel". Politico.
- ^ a b Korte, Gregory (December 4, 2024). "Trump Swaps White House Counsel Pick, Tapping David Warrington". Bloomberg Law.
- ^ Holmes, Kristen; Sullivan, Kate (December 4, 2024). "Trump says he's picked David Warrington to be his White House counsel, replacing Bill McGinley". CNN.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Trump reverses course, names new White House lawyer". Reuters. December 4, 2024.
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