(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked William McGinley to serve as his White House Counsel.

"Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement," Trump said in a statement.

McGinley had served in Trump's first presidential term as White House cabinet secretary.



(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa)