President Donald Trump announced that Will Scharf will become White House counsel. “It is my Great Honor to announce that, effective September 1st, Will Scharf will become Assistant to the President and White House Counsel, replacing a man, David Warrington, who has done a truly outstanding job as White House Counsel and, before that, for...
President Trump named Will Scharf as his new White House counsel on Sunday, a shake-up in the key legal role. Scharf will assume the role on Sept. 1 and replace David Warrington, who has served since Trump’s inauguration and is headed to the private sector, the president wrote on Truth Social. “Will is Tough, Strong,…
White House staff secretary Will Scharf will take over as White House counsel on Sept. 1, President Trump announced Sunday.Why it matters: Scharf begins his job just two months before the midterms, when a possible Democratic House could put him at the center of fights over subpoenas, testimony and executive privilege.The big picture: Scharf is the latest of Trump's former personal lawyers to land a powerful legal job in the administration.Todd Blanche, another former Trump lawyer, was confirmed as attorney general Saturday.D. John Sauer, who argued Trump's Supreme Court immunity case, has served as solicitor general since 2025.Scharf was on Trump's legal team in the same case.State of play: Scharf replaces White House counsel David Warrington, who is leaving for the private sector, according to Trump's announcement.As staff secretary, Scharf has overseen the flow of documents to and from the president.He also chairs the National Capital Planning Commission, which has tried to clear the way for Trump's White House ballroom construction. An appellate court halted the project Friday.How it works: The White House counsel advises the president and senior staff on legal issues and helps manage responses to congressional investigations.That makes the office especially important when Congress and the White House clash, as the two branches are expected to do if Democrats take over either the House or Senate in November.Congressional Democrats are already preparing for an onslaught of subpoenas if they win in November.
The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.
Scharf, who helped president win approval for $400m ballroom, to replace David Warrington on 1 SeptemberDonald Trump announced on Sunday that Will Scharf, the staff secretary who helped secure approval for the $400m White House ballroom project, will become White House counsel and assistant to the president.Effective 1 September, Scharf will replace David Warrington, who will be leaving the administration to join the private sector. Warrington formerly served as a personal counsel and a lawyer for Trump’s 2024 campaign. Continue reading...
Democrats have vowed to pursue investigations into Trump and his administration if they are successful in November.
President Donald Trump says Will Scharf will be the new White House counsel, replacing David Warrington