President Donald Trump (R) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (C) listen to White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf before Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2026.
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Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, will become White House counsel and assistant to the president effective Sept. 1, President Donald Trump said on Sunday.
Scharf will become the White House’s top lawyer after overseeing the administrative work of the Oval Office in his current role.
He also led the National Capital Planning Commission, which approved the president’s construction of the White House ballroom.
Trump said David Warrington, the current White House counsel, is going to the private sector. Warrington formerly served as a personal counsel and a lawyer for Trump’s 2024 campaign.
