David Warrington
David Warrington | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Warrington in 2017 | |
| White House Counsel | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Ed Siskel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Alan Warrington September 16, 1967 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
David Alan Warrington[1] (born September 16, 1967) is an American lawyer who is the White House counsel, serving since January 2025 as part of the second Donald Trump administration.
Early life and education
[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
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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.
