Trump selects Mark Paoletta as general counsel of the office of management and budget – Times of India
US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Mark Paoletta as general counsel of the office of management and budget for his second administration. Paoletta, who previously served in this role during Trump's first term, brings experience as a former congressional staffer and White House official and has served as legal counsel to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife."Mark is a brilliant and tenacious lawyer, who worked tirelessly to advance my Agenda in the First Term," Trump wrote in his post announced the nomination on Truth Social. "As OMB GC in my First Administration, Mark led the charge to identify funding to build the Southern Border Wall, and worked with then-OMB Director Russ Vought to rein in woke and weaponized Government spending. Mark is a partner at the Law Firm, Scha...