Conservatives rattled by floated names for WH counsel position
Source: The Hill
The imminent departure of White House counsel Don McGahn has raised questions about what direction President Trump will go with his choice of a successor and has stirred some agitation among conservatives over whether the president will continue to stay focused on the judiciary.
Two names that have floated as possible successors to McGahn are members of Trump’s legal defense team and are seen as more geared toward battling with special counsel Robert Mueller or a Democratic-controlled House than shaping the federal judiciary to be more conservative.
A former Senate GOP aide said there had been some conservative pushback to Emmet Flood, a member of Trump’s legal team who advised former President Clinton during the 1998–1999 impeachment process. Flood is seen as a defense and impeachment specialist, but his commitment to conservative legal principles and finding and recommending textualist and constitutionalist judges is less known.
Another name floated is Pat Cipollone, a former Justice Department lawyer and veteran litigator who has advised Trump’s legal team on Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s election interference. Cipollone’s commitment to recommending judges who pass muster with the Federalist Society and other conservative groups is unclear.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/405070-conservatives-rattled-by-floated-names-for-wh-counsel-position
Why...it's almost as if Trump was doing what was best for him, and throwing his allies over the side when it was convenient to do so.
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see $$$$$ signs and a book deal.
Perry Mason on the list?
