Trump appoints attorney Stanley Woodward to the White House legal team

Donald Trump on Saturday appointed Stanley Woodward, an attorney who has defended several of the incoming president’s top aides and associates as well as people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, to join his White House legal team.

Trump’s transition team said in a statement that Woodward will serve as assistant to the president and senior advisor, and will work closely with Trump’s White House chief of staff, formerly known as Susie Wales.

Trump last month named David Warrington as his top lawyer leading the White House legal team, reversing course from his previous selection of William McGinley, who moved to work for an outside group led by billionaire Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.

Trump is scheduled to take office on January 20.

Woodward, who is based in Washington, has represented several people in Trump’s circle over the years, including adviser Dan Scavino, trade adviser Peter Navarro and aide Walt Nauta.

He also represented some of those charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs.

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