WaPo: Trump Considering Washington Lawyer Pat Cipollone As New WH Counsel

President Donald Trump is considering Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone to replace White House Counsel Don McGahn, according to a Friday Washington Post report.

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  1. Avatar for reggid reggid says:

    Pat Cipollone? Is his middle name “Two Fingers”?

  2. Not a member of the Federalist Society?

    Anyway, the Post article does not mention the most interesting detail about Cipollone: he almost-single-handedly converted Laura Ingraham into the Catholic faith.

  3. ahh … another lawyer who considers himself to be at the pinnacle of his career —

  4. From his firm’s website: (emphasis added)

    Mr. Cipollone also has substantial expertise in defamation counseling and litigation on behalf of corporations, organizations and public figures, including prepublication negotiations and/or litigation with major media organizations. Prior to joining Stein Mitchell as a name partner, Mr. Cipollone was a litigation partner for over a decade in the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis.

  5. She’s such a pushover when it comes to single-handed things:

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