Biden Names White House Counsel as New Staff Starts Taking Shape
- Richmond will be one of highest-ranking Black aides to Biden
- Campaign manager moves to deputy White House chief of staff
Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Nov. 16.
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President-elect Joe Biden began rounding out his White House staff on Tuesday with the announcement of his White House counsel and several senior advisers, drawing from his campaign roster to fill key West Wing posts.
The White House counsel will be Dana Remus, who previously served as the campaign’s chief counsel and was also a deputy White House counsel for ethics under President Barack Obama.