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Fox former co-president Bill Shine joined the White House as Trump's fourth communications director
He was questioned over Fox's handling of sexual harassment suits
Served as co-president of Fox during tenure of Roger Ailes, who resigned as chairman facing multiple harassment claims and reports of large settlements
Shine was not personally accused of harrassment

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:36 EDT, 20 July 2018 | Updated: 10:16 EDT, 21 July 2018

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Bill Shine, the new White House communications director, was interviewed by federal prosecutors under threat of subpoena about his time helming Fox while the network fended off multiple sexual harassment suits.

Shine hasn't personally been accused of harassment. But he was ultimately questioned last year by investigators about his role at Fox, where he oversaw personnel at the network and where there are now multiple ongoing sexual harassment lawsuits.

Shine stepped in this month as Trump's new communications director. He is the fourth person to fill the role, and has joked about surpassing Anthony Scaramucci's flameout record in the post.

Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine was interviewed by federal prosecutors under threat of subpoena about his time helming Fox, it was revealed Friday

He answered questions from attorneys for the Southern District of New York voluntarily, the New York Times reported.

He had been pushed out at Fox after the harassment scandals came to light.

Shine is accused in civil court cases of helping to conceal years of harassment by Roger Ailes, the Fox programming guru who was revealed to have paid huge settlements, keeping sexual harassment cases out of the public eye.

Shine reported to Ailes while at Fox.

Trump, who was close to Ailes, who died last year at 77, brushed off warnings that Shine would bring unresolved legal issues from his time at Fox.

'Our president is telling the world he doesn't care about creating a healthy work environment,' former Fox correspondent Rudi Bakhtiar told the Times, which reported Shine's court involvement and the subpoena.

White House deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine, left, talks with White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, center, and American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp after President Donald Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 9, 2018

President Trump hired Shine despite the legal trail about his time at Fox. Trump himself has been accused of groping and harassing women, and denies the charges

She reported harassment and got a $675,000 settlement. 'It's a boy's club,' she said. 'They take care of each other.'

Ailes, the former Fox CEO, resigned weeks after former host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit. She ultimately got a $20 million settlement from the parent company.

Shine has the title of assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications, reporting directly to Trump.

At Fox, Shine was involved in keeping a lid on Ailes' relationship with former Fox booker Laurie Luhn. She got a $3.1 illion payout from Fox after charging Ailes with abuse during an affair she said lead to a breakdown, the Washington Post reported.

Shine accompanied Trump to Europe, where Trump railed against Germany and NATO allies, caused a split with British Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit comments in an interview, and then caused a firestorm when he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence on election hacking.