White House ethics lawyer Stefan Passantino’s, a deputy to soon-departing White House counsel Don McGahn, is leaving his post on Friday, according to reports from The Washington Post and NBC News.
Bloomberg reported Passantino’s last day would be Thursday.
Passantino has worked to keep officials in compliance with ethical standards, while navigating a minefield of controversies, like Kellyanne Conway’s promotion of Ivanka Trump’s clothing line during a television interview.
Trump announced on Wednesday that McGahn was headed out the door this fall, affirming reports that the White House lawyer had no intention of sticking around beyond the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Bret Kavanaugh.
Truly. Why WOULD they stay with McGahn leaving? I think many of them stayed to work with him and with Trump pulling his ‘he’s a nice guy but…’ it’s time for them all to leave. Trump never understood McGahn’s role in the WH…he always believed McGahn and Sessions were his personal enforcers…and they didn’t do a good job.
Typical day at the office:
Everybody who thinks they might be a target in an upcoming Orange Rage is trying to get out of spittle range.
Someone on MSNBC said yesterday that 4 out of 5 McGahn deputies have left/are leaving. My only question is what’s wrong with the fifth one? Is s/he like the tenth dentist who doesn’t recommend regular brushing with Crest?
The Trump White House has an ethics lawyer?