Emmet Flood | |
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White House Counsel | |
Acting October 17, 2018 – December 10, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Don McGahn |
Succeeded by | Pat Cipollone |
Personal details | |
Born | Emmet Thomas Flood IV 1956 (age 67–68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Education | University of Dallas (BA) University of Texas at Austin (MA, PhD) Yale University (JD) |
Emmet Thomas Flood IV is an American attorney who served as the interim White House counsel to U.S. President Donald Trump from October 17, 2018, to December 10, 2018, following the resignation of Don McGahn.[2] He also served as a special counsel during the George W. Bush administration.
The White House announced Tuesday that Flood will replace Ty Cobb in the White House Counsel's Office, serving as a point person for the White House's response to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.