Trump Names Will Scharf As Next White House Counsel.

President Trump announced Sunday that White House staff secretary Will Scharf will become the next White House counsel, replacing David Warrington on Sept. 1. Warrington is transitioning to the private sector, according to the president's post on Truth Social. Scharf, who oversees the president's flow of information, paperwork, and executive orders, will start in his new role on Sept.

1. He is also the chair of the National Capital Planning Commission, which is overseeing projects like the president's triumphal arch. In his announcement, Trump wrote: "Will is Tough, Strong, and Smart! He also loves our Country, and respects the Law.

The president added: "Will Scharf will do a great job as White House Counsel! Scharf, 40, graduated from Princeton University and received his law degree from Harvard University Law School. He was an assistant U.S. attorney in Missouri in a unit prosecuting violent crimes from 2020 to 2022.