President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE on Wednesday announced the compliance team that will work under the White House counsel.

Stefan C. Passantino will be deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president, according to a press release from the White House.

Uttam Dhillon, Scott Gast and James D. Schultz will each serve as special assistants and associate counsels to Trump.

“The appointment of a team of this caliber reflects the importance of ethics compliance to the President and this administration,” said White House counsel Don McGahn in a statement.

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The release says Passantino chaired the political law team at the Dentons law firm, while Dhillon had been the chief oversight counsel for the House Financial Services Committee.

Schultz ran the government law and regulatory affairs practice for the law firm Cozen O'Connor.

Trump said in a press conference earlier this month that he would hand off the Trump Organization to his two eldest sons.

His attorney, who also spoke during the same conference, said the organization would bring on an ethics adviser.