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White House journalist seeks comment from Reid Weingarten on Trump’s selection of outside counsel

Date
November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #029854
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3

Summary

The email chain confirms that a Washington Post reporter contacted a potential outside counsel candidate for the Trump administration, but provides no substantive allegations, financial details, or mi Reid Weingarten was a finalist for Trump’s outside counsel role in May 2017. Washington Post reporters Ashley Parker and Bob Costa were preparing a story on the appointment. Weingarten asked whether

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