President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that veteran Republican lawyer Bill McGinley will serve as his White House counsel.

William McGinley is returning to the Trump White House to serve as his White House Counsel, President-elect Trump announced.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked William McGinley to serve as his White House Counsel.

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.

As White House Counsel, McGinley will be the point legal adviser for the president in regards to ethics, oversight and judicial nominations. He served as cabinet secretary during Trump's first term.

President-elect Donald Trump named William “Bill” McGinley to serve as his White House counsel Tuesday, filling a critical role inside the West Wing. McGinley spent two-and-a-half years as White House cabinet secretary during Trump’s first term and has a history of representing politically-connected clients on issues related to campaign finance and ethics,