President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE on Tuesday confirmed that Washington, D.C., lawyer Pat Cipollone will soon take over as White House counsel.

Trump in an interview with The Associated Press said that Cipollone will replace current White House counsel Don McGahn, who has been expected to leave his position this fall.

The president confirmed Cipollone's appointment days after reports emerged indicating that the former Justice Department lawyer was the president's pick.

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Cipollone practices at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner and has advised Trump's attorneys on special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign.

McGahn announced earlier this summer that he was planning to leave the White House following now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughTrump faces tricky choice on Supreme Court pick The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' MORE's nomination to the high court.

Republicans earlier this year expressed concern that Trump's replacement for McGahn could focus more on Mueller's investigation and less on selecting conservative nominees for the federal judiciary.

McGahn reportedly has been cooperating with Mueller's probe and sat down for more than 30 hours with the special counsel in total.