Back Rechtsberater des Weißen Hauses German Consejero de la Casa Blanca Spanish Conseiller juridique de la Maison-Blanche French משרד היועץ המשפטי של הבית הלבן HE 大統領上級顧問 (ホワイトハウス) Japanese 백악관 법률고문 Korean Office of Counsel to the President NB Conselheiro da Casa Branca Portuguese Юридичний радник Білого дому Ukrainian
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| White House Counsel | |
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| Formation | 1943 |
| First holder | Samuel Rosenman |
The White House counsel is a senior staff appointee of the president of the United States whose role is to advise the president on all legal issues concerning the president and their administration. The White House counsel also oversees the Office of White House Counsel, a team of lawyers and support staff who provide legal guidance for the president and the White House Office. At least when White House counsel is advising the president on legal matters pertaining to the duties or prerogatives of the president, this office is also called Counsel to the President.[1]
Ed Siskel is the current White House Counsel, serving since September 11, 2023.
- ^ Letter from Dana A. Remus, Counsel to the President, to Daniel Ferreiro, Archivist of the United States, dated October 8, 2021, issued by The White House as a Release on October 12, 2021. See also, letter of Darell Issa, then Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to W. Neil Eggleston, then "Counsel to the President," dated July 11, 2014, which letter appears as the 2nd item in the Appendix to the record of the July 16, 2014 session of a Hearing of said House Committee.