Obama Taps 22 More Lawyers for White House Counsel’s Office
President Barack Obama is quickly filling the ranks of the White House Counsel's Office, announcing on Wednesday the appointments of 22 new White House lawyers. For principal deputy White House counsel to the president and deputy assistant to the president, Obama chose Daniel Meltzer, currently a Harvard law professor. Other picks: a former Zuckerman Spaeder partner and two veterans of the Clinton administration.
