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'''Pasquale "Pat" A. Cipollone''' (born May 6, 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as White House Counsel for President Donald Trump.
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'''Pasquale "Pat" A. Cipollone''' (born May 6, 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as [[White House Counsel]] for [[President Donald Trump]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Cipollone's father was an Italian immigrant and factory worker; his mother was a homemaker. He spent most of his childhood in the Bronx.<ref name = Williamson/> The family moved to Kentucky, where he graduated from [[Covington Catholic High School]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who knew? Trump's top White House attorney is Covington Catholic High School graduate |work=MSN.com |date=January 23, 2019 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-knew-trumps-top-white-house-attorney-is-covington-catholic-high-school-graduate/ar-BBSBSgS?li=BBnb7Kz }}</ref> He graduated as class valedictorian from [[Fordham University]] in 1988, with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in economics and political philosophy.<ref name = Williamson/> He attended the [[University of Chicago Law School]], where he was managing editor of the ''[[University of Chicago Law Review]]'', earning a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4912635&privcapId=13501430|title=Pat A. Cipollone Executive Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|publisher=[[S&P Global]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091501/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4912635&privcapId=13501430|archive-date=October 14, 2018|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref>
Cipollone's father was an Italian immigrant and factory worker; his mother was a homemaker. He spent most of his childhood in the Bronx.<ref name = Williamson/> The family moved to Kentucky, where he graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1984.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-knew-trumps-top-white-house-attorney-is-covington-catholic-high-school-graduate/ar-BBSBSgS?li=BBnb7Kz</ref> He graduated as class valedictorian from Fordham University in 1988, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political philosophy.<ref name = Williamson/> He attended the [[University of Chicago Law School]], where he was managing editor of the ''[[University of Chicago Law Review]]'', earning a Juris Doctor in 1991.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091501/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4912635&privcapId=13501430</ref>


==Legal career==
==Legal career==
He was a law clerk for Judge [[Danny Boggs]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] from 1991–1992, and served as an assistant to [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[William P. Barr]] from 1992–1993.<ref>{{cite news|last=Salama|first=Vivian|title=Trump Likely to Name Pat Cipollone as Next White House Counsel|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-likely-to-name-pat-cipollone-as-next-white-house-counsel-1539471560|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=October 13, 2018|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref>
He was a law clerk for Judge [[Danny Boggs]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] from 1991–1992, and served as an assistant to Attorney General [[William P. Barr]] from 1992–1993.<ref>Salama, Vivian. ''Trump Likely to Name Pat Cipollone as Next White House Counsel''. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-likely-to-name-pat-cipollone-as-next-white-house-counsel-1539471560. Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2018</ref>


Cipollone was a partner at the law firm [[Kirkland & Ellis]], and prior to taking over as White House Counsel was a partner at Stein, Mitchell, Cipollone, Beato & Missner, where he practiced commercial litigation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Cipollone profile|url=https://www.steinmitchell.com/lawyers-Pat-Cipollone.html|publisher=Stein, Mitchell, Cipollone, Beato & Missner|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref> His clients included President Donald Trump, Radio Ingraham LLC, and Sony Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/22/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollones-financial-disclosure-shows-6-7m-income/|title=White House Counsel Pat Cipollone's Financial Disclosure Shows $6.7M Income|last=April 22|first=Mike Scarcella {{!}}|last2=PM|first2=2019 at 07:01|website=National Law Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>
Cipollone was a partner at the law firm [[Kirkland & Ellis]], and prior to taking over as White House Counsel was a partner at [[Stein, Mitchell, Cipollone, Beato & Missner]], where he practiced commercial litigation.<ref>https://www.steinmitchell.com/lawyers-Pat-Cipollone.html</ref> His clients included President Donald Trump, Radio Ingraham LLC, and Sony Entertainment.<ref>https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/22/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollones-financial-disclosure-shows-6-7m-income/</ref>


Cipollone's financial disclosure reported an income of $6.7 million in 2017-2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/22/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollones-financial-disclosure-shows-6-7m-income/|title=White House Counsel Pat Cipollone's Financial Disclosure Shows $6.7M Income|last=April 22|first=Mike Scarcella {{!}}|last2=PM|first2=2019 at 07:01|website=National Law Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oqq2dyiMIyYAV9L6bVu1GoWX2mMBHMXs/view?usp=embed_facebook|title=Cipollone, Pat_2019 New Entrant_Under WH Review.pdf|website=Google Docs|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>
Cipollone's financial disclosure reported an income of $6.7 million in 2017-2018.<ref>https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/22/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollones-financial-disclosure-shows-6-7m-income/</ref><ref>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oqq2dyiMIyYAV9L6bVu1GoWX2mMBHMXs/view?usp=embed_facebook</ref>


==White House Counsel==
==White House Counsel==
Cipollone was named [[White House Counsel]] by President [[Donald Trump]] in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/13/politics/trump-wh-counsel-pat-cipollone/index.html|title=Trump to name Pat Cipollone as White House counsel|last=Perez|first=Evan|date=October 13, 2018|website=[[CNN]]|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002175243/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/13/politics/trump-wh-counsel-pat-cipollone/index.html|archive-date=October 2, 2019|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/a28cc17d27524050b37f4d91e087955e|title=Read the transcript of AP's interview with President Trump|date=2018-10-17|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref> He succeeded [[Don McGahn]] who left office on October 17, 2018. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-trump-administration.html|title=McGahn, Soldier for Trump and Witness Against Him, Leaves White House|last=Schmidt|first=Michael S.|date=2018-10-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-09|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Emmet Flood]] served as counsel until Cipollone's background security check was completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/17/politics/mcgahn-leaving-white-house-council/index.html|title=Don McGahn out as White House counsel, sources say|last=de Vogue|first=Ariane|date=October 18, 2018|website=[[CNN]]|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617110822/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/17/politics/mcgahn-leaving-white-house-council/index.html|archive-date=June 17, 2019|accessdate=October 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-as-white-house-counsel-emmet-flood-steps-into-role|title=Don McGahn leaves as White House counsel, Emmet Flood steps into role|last=Betz|first=Bradford|date=October 18, 2018|website=[[Fox News]]|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905090623/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-as-white-house-counsel-emmet-flood-steps-into-role|archive-date=September 5, 2019|accessdate=October 18, 2018}}</ref> Cipollone officially assumed the role on December 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=Easley|first=Jonathan|title=The Hill's Morning Report — Trump shakes up staff with eye on 2020, Mueller probe|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/420504-the-hills-morning-report|newspaper=The Hill|date=December 10, 2018|accessdate=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
Cipollone was named White House Counsel by President Donald Trump in October 2018.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191002175243/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/13/politics/trump-wh-counsel-pat-cipollone/index.html</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/a28cc17d27524050b37f4d91e087955e</ref> He succeeded [[Don McGahn]] who left office on October 17, 2018. <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-trump-administration.html</ref> [[Emmet Flood]] served as counsel until Cipollone's background security check was completed.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190617110822/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/17/politics/mcgahn-leaving-white-house-council/index.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190905090623/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-as-white-house-counsel-emmet-flood-steps-into-role</ref> Cipollone officially assumed the role on December 10, 2018.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/420504-the-hills-morning-report</ref>


In his role as White House Counsel, Cipollone has been the public face of the White House response to the [[impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump]]. In October 2019 he signed an eight-page letter to Democratic House leaders stating that the White House would not cooperate in any way with the inquiry. He laid out a broad view of executive authority and said that Democrats' actions violate "the Constitution, the rule of law, and every past precedent".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/letter-from-white-house-counsel-pat-cipollone-to-house-leaders/0e1845e5-5c19-4e7a-ab4b-9d591a5fda7b/|title=Letter from White House counsel Pat Cipollone to House leaders|date=October 8, 2019|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=3 December 2019}}</ref><ref name = Williamson>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/us/politics/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollone-impeachment.html|title=As White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone Builds Case for Defiance on Impeachment|last=Williamson|first=Elizabeth|date=October 9, 2019|work=The New York Times|accessdate=3 December 2019}}</ref>  
In his role as White House Counsel, Cipollone has been the public face of the White House response to the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. In October 2019 he signed an eight-page letter to Democratic House leaders stating that the White House would not cooperate in any way with the inquiry. He laid out a broad view of executive authority and said that Democrats' actions violate "the Constitution, the rule of law, and every past precedent".<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/letter-from-white-house-counsel-pat-cipollone-to-house-leaders/0e1845e5-5c19-4e7a-ab4b-9d591a5fda7b/</ref><ref name = Williamson>url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/us/politics/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollone-impeachment.html</ref>  
In December 2019 he wrote two letters in response to an invitation from [[Jerry Nadler]], chair of the [[House Judiciary Committee]], for the White House or Trump himself to participate in its hearings. He said the White House and Trump would not participate because the planned hearings do not "provide the president with any semblance of a fair process" and the inquiry is "completely baseless".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/us/politics/trump-impeachment-hearing.html?te=1&nl=impeachment-briefing&emc=edit_ib_20191202?campaign_id=140&instance_id=14218&segment_id=19231&user_id=e9848bda5d7546386411f6e2fbdaf95e&regi_id=1615347420191202|title=Trump’s Lawyers Won’t Participate in Impeachment Hearing on Wednesday|last=Cochrane|first=Emily|date=December 1, 2019|work=The New York Times|accessdate=3 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/us/politics/white-house-signals-trump-wont-mount-house-impeachment-defense.html?campaign_id=60&instance_id=0&segment_id=19375&user_id=e9848bda5d7546386411f6e2fbdaf95e&regi_id=16153474ing-news|title=White House Signals Trump Won’t Mount House Impeachment Defense|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie||last2=Fandos|first2=Nicholas|date=December 6, 2019|work=The New York Times|accessdate=6 December 2019}}</ref>. In 2020, January, 14, he was named as part of the team of Attorney that will represent President [[Donald Trump]] in the impeachment hearing case<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-impeachment-trial-defense-team-who-are-the-lawyers-defending-the-president|title=Trump’s impeachment trial team: Who are the lawyers defending the president?|last=O'Reilly|first=Andrew|date=2020-01-14|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>.
In December 2019 he wrote two letters in response to an invitation from Jerry Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, for the White House or Trump himself to participate in its hearings. He said the White House and Trump would not participate because the planned hearings do not "provide the president with any semblance of a fair process" and the inquiry is "completely baseless".<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/us/politics/trump-impeachment-hearing.html?te=1&nl=impeachment-briefing&emc=edit_ib_20191202?campaign_id=140&instance_id=14218&segment_id=19231&user_id=e9848bda5d7546386411f6e2fbdaf95e&regi_id=1615347420191202</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/us/politics/white-house-signals-trump-wont-mount-house-impeachment-defense.html?campaign_id=60&instance_id=0&segment_id=19375&user_id=e9848bda5d7546386411f6e2fbdaf95e&regi_id=16153474ing-news</ref>. In 2020, January, 14, he was named as part of the team of Attorney that will represent President Donald Trump in the impeachment hearing case<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-impeachment-trial-defense-team-who-are-the-lawyers-defending-the-president</ref>.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Cipollone is a [[Roman Catholic]], a founding member of the [[National Catholic Prayer Breakfast]] and a board member of the Catholic Information Center.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laviola |first1=Erin |title=Pat Cipollone: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/pat-cipollone/ |website=heavy.com |accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref> Conservative commentator [[Laura Ingraham]] credited Cipollone with helping her convert to Catholicism in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Leonnig|first=Carol D.|title=Trump has chosen Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone as next White House counsel, people familiar with decision say|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/washington-lawyer-pat-cipollone-emerging-as-trumps-pick-for-white-house-counsel-person-familiar-with-decision-says/2018/10/13/f3d54d3a-cf18-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 13, 2018|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A with Laura Ingraham|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?190221-1/qa-laura-ingraham&start=2622&transcriptQuery=pat|publisher=CSPAN|date=December 5, 2005|accessdate=October 13, 2018}}</ref> He has ten children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/23/790227250/trump-impeachment-trial-turns-spotlight-on-white-house-lawyer-cipollone|title=Trump Impeachment Trial Turns Spotlight On White House Lawyer Cipollone|first=Franco|last=Ordoñez|date=December 23, 2019|website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> One of Cipollone’s daughters worked as a booker for Ingraham’s show on [[Fox News]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.steinmitchell.com/media-news-75.html|title=Former Stein Mitchell Partner Touted as White House Counsel Problem Solver |first=Andrew |last=Strickler |date=May 22, 2019 |website=Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>
Cipollone is a Roman Catholic, a founding member of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast and a board member of the Catholic Information Center.<ref>Laviola, Erin. ''Pat Cipollone: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know''. https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/pat-cipollone/</ref> Conservative commentator Laura Ingraham credited Cipollone with helping her convert to Catholicism in 2002.<ref>Leonnig, Carol D. ''Trump has chosen Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone as next White House counsel, people familiar with decision say''. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/washington-lawyer-pat-cipollone-emerging-as-trumps-pick-for-white-house-counsel-person-familiar-with-decision-says/2018/10/13/f3d54d3a-cf18-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html</ref>
He has ten children.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2019/12/23/790227250/trump-impeachment-trial-turns-spotlight-on-white-house-lawyer-cipollone</ref> One of Cipollone’s daughters worked as a booker for Ingraham’s show on Fox News.<ref>https://www.steinmitchell.com/media-news-75.html</ref>


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Pat Cipollone
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Pasquale "Pat" A. Cipollone (born May 6, 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as White House Counsel for President Donald Trump.

Early life and education

Cipollone's father was an Italian immigrant and factory worker; his mother was a homemaker. He spent most of his childhood in the Bronx.[1] The family moved to Kentucky, where he graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1984.[2] He graduated as class valedictorian from Fordham University in 1988, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political philosophy.[1] He attended the University of Chicago Law School, where he was managing editor of the University of Chicago Law Review, earning a Juris Doctor in 1991.[3]

Legal career

He was a law clerk for Judge Danny Boggs of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1991–1992, and served as an assistant to Attorney General William P. Barr from 1992–1993.[4]

Cipollone was a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, and prior to taking over as White House Counsel was a partner at Stein, Mitchell, Cipollone, Beato & Missner, where he practiced commercial litigation.[5] His clients included President Donald Trump, Radio Ingraham LLC, and Sony Entertainment.[6]

Cipollone's financial disclosure reported an income of $6.7 million in 2017-2018.[7][8]

White House Counsel

Cipollone was named White House Counsel by President Donald Trump in October 2018.[9][10] He succeeded Don McGahn who left office on October 17, 2018. [11] Emmet Flood served as counsel until Cipollone's background security check was completed.[12][13] Cipollone officially assumed the role on December 10, 2018.[14]

In his role as White House Counsel, Cipollone has been the public face of the White House response to the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. In October 2019 he signed an eight-page letter to Democratic House leaders stating that the White House would not cooperate in any way with the inquiry. He laid out a broad view of executive authority and said that Democrats' actions violate "the Constitution, the rule of law, and every past precedent".[15][1] In December 2019 he wrote two letters in response to an invitation from Jerry Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, for the White House or Trump himself to participate in its hearings. He said the White House and Trump would not participate because the planned hearings do not "provide the president with any semblance of a fair process" and the inquiry is "completely baseless".[16][17]. In 2020, January, 14, he was named as part of the team of Attorney that will represent President Donald Trump in the impeachment hearing case[18].

Personal life

Cipollone is a Roman Catholic, a founding member of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast and a board member of the Catholic Information Center.[19] Conservative commentator Laura Ingraham credited Cipollone with helping her convert to Catholicism in 2002.[20] He has ten children.[21] One of Cipollone’s daughters worked as a booker for Ingraham’s show on Fox News.[22]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/us/politics/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollone-impeachment.html
  2. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-knew-trumps-top-white-house-attorney-is-covington-catholic-high-school-graduate/ar-BBSBSgS?li=BBnb7Kz
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091501/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4912635&privcapId=13501430
  4. Salama, Vivian. Trump Likely to Name Pat Cipollone as Next White House Counsel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-likely-to-name-pat-cipollone-as-next-white-house-counsel-1539471560. Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2018
  5. https://www.steinmitchell.com/lawyers-Pat-Cipollone.html
  6. https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/22/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollones-financial-disclosure-shows-6-7m-income/
  7. https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/22/white-house-counsel-pat-cipollones-financial-disclosure-shows-6-7m-income/
  8. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oqq2dyiMIyYAV9L6bVu1GoWX2mMBHMXs/view?usp=embed_facebook
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002175243/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/13/politics/trump-wh-counsel-pat-cipollone/index.html
  10. https://apnews.com/a28cc17d27524050b37f4d91e087955e
  11. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-trump-administration.html
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617110822/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/17/politics/mcgahn-leaving-white-house-council/index.html
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190905090623/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/don-mcgahn-leaves-as-white-house-counsel-emmet-flood-steps-into-role
  14. https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/420504-the-hills-morning-report
  15. https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/letter-from-white-house-counsel-pat-cipollone-to-house-leaders/0e1845e5-5c19-4e7a-ab4b-9d591a5fda7b/
  16. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/us/politics/trump-impeachment-hearing.html?te=1&nl=impeachment-briefing&emc=edit_ib_20191202?campaign_id=140&instance_id=14218&segment_id=19231&user_id=e9848bda5d7546386411f6e2fbdaf95e&regi_id=1615347420191202
  17. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/us/politics/white-house-signals-trump-wont-mount-house-impeachment-defense.html?campaign_id=60&instance_id=0&segment_id=19375&user_id=e9848bda5d7546386411f6e2fbdaf95e&regi_id=16153474ing-news
  18. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-impeachment-trial-defense-team-who-are-the-lawyers-defending-the-president
  19. Laviola, Erin. Pat Cipollone: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/pat-cipollone/
  20. Leonnig, Carol D. Trump has chosen Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone as next White House counsel, people familiar with decision say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/washington-lawyer-pat-cipollone-emerging-as-trumps-pick-for-white-house-counsel-person-familiar-with-decision-says/2018/10/13/f3d54d3a-cf18-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html
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