Trump is reportedly a big fan of the new White House counsel. Others aren't sure that's a great thing.

Pat Cipollone, right.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Everyone, meet "Mr. Attorney."

Pat Cipollone, the replacement for former White House Counsel Don McGahn, has been on the job for only six months, but he already has a big fan in President Trump, who reportedly dubbed him with the aforementioned moniker. Whereas McGahn never meshed with Trump on a personal or professional level, Cipollone, thanks in large part to his "affable" nature, has excellent chemistry with the president, Politico reports. That has some people, reportedly even Trump's allies, worried, however.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.