White House counsel Don McGahn exits

By Naomi Lim

Published October 18, 2018 12:27am ET

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White House counsel Don McGahn exits — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to reporters as she arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House counsel Don McGahn on Wednesday officially left the Trump administration, according to a White House official.

McGahn, who indicated in the summer he would depart the White House sometime this fall either following Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation or the 2018 midterm elections, will be replaced by Pat Cipollone. President Trump last Saturday told reporters Cipollone was “a great guy” who is “very talented.”

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