Biden Names Former Samuel Alito Law Clerk as White House Counsel
Politico reports. Alito is a strong opponent of LGBTQ+ rights and abortion rights, and he and Justice Clarence Thomas recently said they’d like to see the court’s 2015 ruling for marriage equality overturned.She is expected to be a boon to the Biden team in legislative and regulatory matters as well. “She will help guide the new president through politically charged legal fights with Republican lawmakers,” The New York Times notes.“President Obama finished his eight years in office without any scandal, and that’s largely a credit to Dana,” Eric Schultz, a spokesman for Obama, told the Times. “It’s why he asked her to help manage his post-presidency transition, and it’s why it’s no surprise Joe Biden would ask her to help restore ethics and.
