DOGE Top Lawyer Latest to Leave the Newly Installed Trump Team

Jan. 23, 2025, 11:08 PM UTC

Republican elections lawyer Bill McGinley is leaving his counsel role at the “Department of Government Efficiency,” according to a person familiar with the matter.

Then President-elect Donald Trump initially named McGinley as White House counsel before swapping McGinley’s role to DOGE, the quasi-public body led by billionaire Elon Musk.

He’s not the only high-level member to leave the cost-cutting effort. Former DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy also departed the panel earlier this week as he readies for a potential Ohio gubernatorial candidacy.

GOP lawyer Don McGahn and McGinley were among a number of Jones Day partners who landed administration roles in ...

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