WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected William McGinley to be his White House counsel as he quickly builds his next administration.

McGinley is currently a partner at the Washington law firm Holtzman Vogel and previously served as White House cabinet secretary during Trump’s first term in office.

In the recent election, McGinley played a significant role as a key member of the Republican National Committee’s “Outside Counsel for Election Integrity,” a group formed by the Trump-aligned RNC to investigate allegations of election fraud.

Trump stated on Tuesday, “Bill is a smart and driven lawyer who will assist me in promoting our America First agenda while defending election integrity and opposing the misuse of law enforcement.”

Additionally, McGinley has served as the general counsel for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Trump is rapidly organizing his upcoming White House team. On Tuesday, he also nominated John Ratcliffe, his former Director of National Intelligence, to become the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the U.S. ambassador to Israel.

The Republican president-elect’s appointments include senior 2024 campaign adviser Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff; Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; long-time immigration adviser Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy; Tom Homan overseeing deportation and aviation security; former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency; and Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser.