"I am pleased to announce that William Joseph McGinley will serve as my White House Counsel," the appointment announcement noted. "Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting or election integrity ...

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he's selected William McGinley to serve as White House Counsel. The big picture: The role was an unusually high-profile one during the first Trump administration and is likely be even more so now that the president-elect and his aides have indicated they'll challenge the limits of executive power.