Mark Paoletta

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Paoletta has represented Scott Jennings, a former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, in connection with the various investigations into the firings of U.S. Attorneys. In 2007, Paoletta appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as counsel for Scott Jennings, who had been directed by President Bush to not answer certain questions based on an assertion of executive privilege.

In a letter to Chairman Patrick Leahy and Senator Arlen Specter, White House Counsel Fred F. Fielding indicated that President Bush would assert executive privilege regarding Jennings' testimony. The letter indicates that Jennings was made aware of the President's decision and was directed not to provide any testimony covered by the assertion. [14]

Other work

In November 2007, Paoletta was selected to serve as outside counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007. [15] [16] [17]

Paoletta's work representing strength trainer Brian McNamee in the 2008 United States Congressional hearing on Roger Clemens was highlighted in the book, American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime by Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O'Keeffe, and Christian Red. [18]

Trump administration

On January 5, 2017, Paoletta along with then Vice President-elect Mike Pence, Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon, and Don McGahn helped Donald Trump vet Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. [1] On January 25, 2017, Paoletta was named as chief counsel and assistant to the Vice President. [19] In January 2018, Paoletta left the Vice President's office to become the General Counsel for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

During the Trump administration, Paoletta was described as a "hard-charging conservative lawyer little known to the public" by The Washington Post . In his role, Paoletta overruled objections from officials at both the OMB and the Department of Defense to delay U.S. security assistance to Ukraine.

The Washington Post also reported that Paoletta helped craft the Trump administration's legal justifications to restrict billions of dollars worth of disaster aid to Puerto Rico. Additionally, Paoletta reportedly helped build the Trump administration's legal reasoning behind its effort to divert funding for the Department of Defense to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. [20]

Recognition

Paoletta's work in the Enron investigation was highlighted in the book Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story, by Kurt Eichenwald. [21] Paoletta wrote about his work on the Committee in a February 5, 2007 article in Roll Call . [22] Paoletta also co-authored a piece entitled "Storm Clouds on the Horizon – Congressional Investigations 101." [23]

References

  1. 1 2 Liptak, Adam (February 6, 2017). "How Trump Chose His Supreme Court Nominee". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (June 29, 2022). "A lawyer for Virginia Thomas said she would not testify to the House panel for now". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ph.D, Kevin Roberts. "The Real Clarence Thomas". The Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ginni Thomas lawyer has 'serious concerns' about Jan. 6 committee fairness". POLITICO. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Sarasohn, Judy (November 30, 2006). "Everett to Take Helm at Black Think Tank" – via washingtonpost.com.
  6. ↑ CNN, Elizabeth Landers and Jamie Gangel (January 5, 2018). "Exclusive: Top Pence aides quietly depart in new year | CNN Politics". www.cnn.com.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ Phillips, Morgan, "Get to know Donald Trump's Cabinet: Who has the president-elect picked so far?", Fox News , 9 December 2024
  8. ↑ "National Journal (June 21, 2003) "The Hill People - House Energy and Commerce Committee"".[ dead link ]
  9. 1 2 3 "DLA Piper, Global Law Firm - United States - Our People - Mark R. Pao..." archive.is. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ "MyGrandfathersSon.com". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "News Center". Energy and Commerce Committee. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans (February 7, 2007) "Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Accomplishments" Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Legal Bisnow (March 18, 2009) "Road Tripper"". Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  14. ↑ White House Counsel to the President, Fred Fielding (August 1, 2007) Archived November 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Mike Pence (December 4, 2007) "Pence and Delahunt Announce Staff for Select Committee" Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Section-by-Section of Rule Changes – 111th Congress Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ Lattman, Peter (September 28, 2006). "The Mysterious, Strapping Whisperer". Wall Street Journal.
  18. ↑ Thompson, Teri; Vinton, Nathaniel; O'Keeffe, Michael; Red, Christian (May 11, 2009). "American Icon". The New York Times.
  19. ↑ "Vice President Mike Pence Announces Andrea Thompson as National Security Advisor". White House . January 25, 2017. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  20. ↑ Werner, Erica; Stein, Jeff; Dawsey, Jeff (January 28, 2020). "Hard-charging White House budget lawyer in middle of Ukraine decision has pushed legal limits for Trump". Washington Post.
  21. ↑ USA Today (July 26, 2002) "Rep. Tauzin Turns Business Scandals Into Must-See TV"
  22. ↑ Paoletta, Mark (February 2, 2007). "Oversight Never Ended at Energy and Commerce" – via Roll Call.
  23. ↑ The Advisor (Spring 2008) "Congressional Investigations: Storm Clouds on the Horizon" Archived February 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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Mark Paoletta
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General Counsel for the Office of Management and Budget
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2025