Don McGahn joined the Trump administration as White House Counsel in January of 2017 and left his post in October of 2018. McGahn had previously been General Counsel for the Trump transition team after serving as campaign counsel for Trump during the 2016 election. McGahn was included on a list of expected attendees at a meeting where administration officials voted to proceed with separating immigrant families.
March 2019: McGahn Rejoined Jones Day As Practice Leader Of Government Regulation. [Jones Day press release, March 2019]
At Jones Day, McGahn Continued To Advise McConnell And Senate Republicans On Judicial Nominations. “McGahn, a close ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, continues to advise Senate Republicans on judicial nominations, while focusing his law practice on the nuances of regulation, another of his passions from his White House tenure. Allies say he doesn’t mind losing the Trump campaign work and is quite happy with his new setup.” [Politico, 4/19/20]
March 2019: McGahn Was Featured Speaker At Baker & McKenzie Event Sponsored By Houston Lawyers Chapter Of Federalist Society. [Federalist Society – Don McGahn, accessed 11/13/20]
October 2019: McGahn Was Featured Speaker At 2019 Kentucky Chapters Conference At Kentucky State Capitol. [Federalist Society – Don McGahn, accessed 11/13/20]
October 2019: McGahn Was Featured Speaker At Third Circuit Chapters Conference Sponsored By Pennsylvania Chapters Of Federalist Society. [Federalist Society – Don McGahn, accessed 11/13/20]
February 2020: McGahn Was Featured Speaker At Widener Law School Event. [Widener University, 2/21/20]
September 2020: McGahn Was Featured Speaker At Columbia Law School Federalist Society Event. [Federalist Society – Don McGahn, accessed 11/13/20]
September 2020: McGahn Was Featured Speaker At University Of Chicago Federalist Society Event. [Federalist Society – Don McGahn, accessed 11/13/20]
October 2020: McGahn Was Featured Guest At Virtual Happy Hour Event Hosted By New Jersey Chapter Of Federalist Society. [Federalist Society – Don McGahn, accessed 11/13/20]
McGahn Was On List Of Attendees For Meeting Where Cabinet Officials Voted To Proceed With Family Separations. “According to an invitation list obtained by NBC News, those expected to be in attendance at the meeting included: Sessions, Nielsen, Miller, Pompeo, Azar, Undersecretary of Defense John Rood, then-White House chief of staff John Kelly, White House deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell, then-White House counsel Don McGahn and Marc Short, who was then director of legislative affairs and is now chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.” [NBC News, 8/20/20]
Headline: NBC News: “Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children, say officials.” [NBC News, 8/20/20]
