In Bill Shine, President Trump has turned to a man who was well-regarded for his ratings success as a top Fox News executive, but who carries the weight of accusations that he helped cover up sexual harassment scandals at the network.

The administration announced on Thursday that Mr. Shine had been hired as the White House deputy chief of staff for communications. At Fox News, he was considered a reliable right-hand man to Roger Ailes, the network’s former chairman, who left in 2016 after being accused of sexual harassment.

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His close relationship to Mr. Ailes made Mr. Shine inseparable from the network’s spate of harassment lawsuits, and several women accused him of working to silence complaints and enable the chairman’s behavior.

He has largely avoided the spotlight that follows other media executives, having done few on-the-record interviews. Here’s what we do know about him.