Emmet Thomas Flood IV is an American attorney who served as the interim White House counsel to US President Donald Trump from October 17,2018, to December 10,2018, following the resignation of Don McGahn.
14 Facts About Emmet Flood
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Emmet Flood served as a special counsel during the George W Bush administration.
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Emmet Flood obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dallas in 1978.
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Emmet Flood received a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981 and 1986, respectively.
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Emmet Flood went on to earn a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1991.
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Emmet Flood was an Andrew W Mellon Foundation fellow at Wesleyan University from 1987 to 1988, where he delivered a colloquium entitled: "Some Uses of Narrative in the History of Philosophy: Synoptic Judgment and Philosophical Plot".
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Emmet Flood advised Virginia governor Bob McDonnell on his response to the corruption investigation into his activities.
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Emmet Flood was retained by Cameron International to defend them after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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In 2017, Emmet Flood was offered a job in the Trump administration, though he declined.
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In March, 2018, Emmet Flood met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss the White House's response to the Special Counsel investigation.
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On May 2,2018, it was reported that Emmet Flood would be replacing Ty Cobb as the White House attorney dealing with the investigation of President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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On October 18,2018, Emmet Flood was appointed assistant to the president and counsel to the president, replacing Don McGahn, to temporarily hold the position until the hiring of Pat Cipollone is complete.
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Emmet Flood wrote a response in late April 2019 to Attorney General William Barr concerning the Mueller Report.
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Emmet Flood served on the advisory council of the Catholic Charities Legal Network.