Stefan C Passantino was born on August 12,1966 and is an American lawyer and former head ethics deputy counsel in President Trump's Office of White House Counsel.
16 Facts About Stefan Passantino
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Stefan Passantino then clerked for US District Judge Herbert Murray.
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Stefan Passantino is a co-author of Handbook on Corporate Political Activity, a "regular contributor" for media outlets including CNN, Fox News, Bloomberg, The Hill, Roll Call, The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, and Politico, and was a visiting professor at the University of Georgia School of Law.
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Stefan Passantino joined the Trump administration in January 2017, serving as deputy counsel to the president, working on compliance and ethics, policing conflicts of interest, and approving and enforcing ethics requirements.
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Stefan Passantino's nomination had the strong support of Howard Dean, former Democratic presidential candidate, who opined that Passantino would be clear about ethical boundaries.
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Stefan Passantino ruled that this was an inadvertent error, and there was no disciplinary action.
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Stefan Passantino left the administration in August 2018, joining Milwaukee-based law firm Michael Best, where Passantino was a partner and led the firm's political law group.
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Hutchinson testified that Stefan Passantino assured her that "Trump world" would find her a job and keep her in the family.
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Days before her testimony, she dismissed Stefan Passantino, replacing him with attorney Jody Hunt.
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The US Congress Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight reported that messages were obtained between Farah Griffin and Hutchinson where Hutchinson admitted that Stefan Passantino was acting in her best interest and that she agreed with his counsel.
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In December 2023, Stefan Passantino accused the House January 6 committee of spreading false information about his representation of Hutchinson and is seeking $67 million in damages.
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In October 2024, Passantino filed an Utah State Bar complaint against Michael J Teter, managing director of The 65 Project, claiming apparent violation of the Bar's Rules of Professional Conduct and other rules regarding Teter's filing of an ethics complaint claiming deficient representation of Hutchinson by Passantino.
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Stefan Passantino provided a detailed interview to Tucker Carlson on November 1,2024 describing his experiences with Hutchinson, the January 6 committee, the bar investigations, and his lawsuit against the Federal government for civil rights violations.
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Stefan Passantino was "national counsel" on Newt Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign and for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
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Stefan Passantino served as Senator Johnny Isakson's and Senator Roy Blunt's chief election counsel.
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In October 2020, just before the last debate, Stefan Passantino met with a Wall Street Journal reporter, reportedly providing information linking Hunter Biden business dealings in China to his father, then president Joe Biden.