{"id":37291,"date":"2026-08-10T21:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37291"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:57:33","slug":"trump-taps-white-house-staff-secretary-will-scharf-for-white-house-counsel-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37291","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps White House staff secretary Will Scharf for White House counsel role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215775\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced in a Sunday Truth Social post that assistant to the president and White House staff secretary Will Scharf will soon serve as White House counsel.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;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 my Presidential Campaign. David will be going on to the Private Sector,&#8221; Trump said in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215776\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117067668006565228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Will has done an amazing job in his current role as <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215777\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White House<\/a> Staff Secretary, and has also served as Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission. I know Will well! He previously represented me in numerous cases, including at the Supreme Court, during the Biden Administration\u2019s corrupt and illegal campaign of Weaponization,&#8221; the president continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215778\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/blanche-survives-republican-defectors-trump-gets-new-attorney-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BLANCHE SURVIVES REPUBLICAN DEFECTORS AS TRUMP GETS HIS NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/will-scharf-august-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Will Scharf\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Will Scharf, White House staff secretary, during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Aaron Schwartz\/CNP\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He also previously served as a Federal Prosecutor, worked as an attorney in private practice, clerked for two Federal Appeals Court Judges, and was a top student at both Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. Will is Tough, Strong, and Smart! He also loves our Country, and respects the Law. Will Scharf will do a great job as White House Counsel!&#8221; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Scharf is the man who has sometimes been seen handing the president binders documents to sign and explaining the purpose of each item.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/88f849a0-will-scharf-president-donald-trump-august-6-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Will Scharf and President Donald Trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Will Scharf, White House Staff Secretary, from left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Howard Lutnick, U.S. commerce secretary, during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Aaron Schwartz\/CNP\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">White House chief of staff Susie Wiles congratulated Scharf in a post on X, which White House press secretary <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215779\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/karoline-leavitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> retweeted.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Warmest congratulations to Will Scharf as he will soon take the helm as White House Counsel. There is so much winning ahead!&#8221; Wiles wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215780\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-praises-susie-wiles-cancer-fight-surprise-gala-video-winning-decisively\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP PRAISES SUSIE WILES&#8217; CANCER FIGHT IN SURPRISE GALA VIDEO: &#8216;WINNING IT DECISIVELY&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/susie-wiles-will-scharf-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Susie Wiles and White House staff secretary Will Scharf\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf sit in the Oval Office as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Kent NISHIMURA \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And to my friend Dave Warrington: thank you for your tenure as White House Counsel, Trump-Vance campaign counsel, and President Trump\u2019s loyal attorney. The White House Counsel\u2019s Office helped deliver 24 Supreme Court victories and the confirmation of 54 judges. And much more. I can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s next for you. It will most certainly be fantastic!&#8221; Wiles added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Conservative commentator Josh Hammer, who in 2023 announced that he and Scharf had co-founded &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215781\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/we-are-jews-against-soros-opinion-1805473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jews Against Soros<\/a>,&#8221; told Fox News Digital during a Monday phone call that he thought Trump &#8220;hit a grand slam home run with&#8221; Scharf, who will be a &#8220;tremendous boon to the White House counsel&#8217;s office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215782\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-lawyer-william-owen-scharf-picked-crucial-white-house-assistant-role\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP LAWYER WILLIAM OWEN SCHARF PICKED FOR &#8216;CRUCIAL&#8217; WHITE HOUSE ASSISTANT ROLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1215785\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/h\/josh-hammer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hammer indicated<\/a> that they did not really have the time to develop the Jews Against Soros effort, but said that he and Scharf were &#8220;fed up with the idea that&#8221; criticism of left-wing political megadonor George Soros represents &#8220;a dog whistle for antisemitism,&#8221; while Soros, Hammer asserted, funds &#8220;a ton of antisemitism and anti-Israel activity worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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