In this Feb. 3, 2015, photo, James "Trey" Trainor, center, attorney for lobbyist James Frinzi, speaks with attorneys Clark Richards, left, and Dan Richards at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas. The White House announced on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2017, that President Donald Trump has appointed Trainor, a well-known election-law lawyer based in Austin, to the Federal Election Commission.

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