Trump Names Will Scharf As New White House Counsel, Replacing David Warrington

US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
has
appoi ted
White
House
staff
sec eta y
Will
Scha f
as
the
ext
White
House
cou sel,
eplaci g
David
Wa i gto ,
who
is
set
to
move
to
the
p ivate
secto .

T ump
a ou ced
the
cha ge
i
a
post
o
T uth
Social,
sayi g
Scha f
will
take
ove
as
Assista t
to
the
P eside t
a d
White
House
Cou sel
f om
Septembe
1.

I
a
post
o
his
social
media
platfo m
T uth
Social,
T ump
a ou ced:
“It
is
my
G eat
Ho o
to
a ou ce
that,
effective
Septembe
1st,
Will
Scha f
will
become
Assista t
to
the
P eside t
a d
White
House
Cou sel,
eplaci g
a
ma ,
David
Wa i gto ,
who
has
do e
a
t uly
outsta di g
job
as
White
House
Cou sel
a d,
befo e
that,
fo
my
P eside tial
Campaig .
David
will
be
goi g
o
to
the
P ivate
Secto .”

Scha f
will
become
the
​White
House’s
top
lawye
afte
ove seei g
the
admi ist ative
wo k
of
the
​Oval
Office
i
his
cu e t
​ ole.
He
also
led
the
Natio al
Capital
&zw j;Pla i g
⁠Commissio ,
which
app oved
T ump’s
White
House
ball oom
co st uctio
p oject,
Reute s
epo ted.

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Says
US
Is
‘Low-Keyi g
It’
With
I a ,
Watchi g
Eco omic
P essu e
Mou t
Amid
Ho muz
Sta doff

T ump
P aises
Scha f’s
Legal
Backg ou d

Scha f
cu e tly
se ves
as
White
House
staff
sec eta y
a d
has
also
chai ed
the
Natio al
Capital
Pla i g
Commissio .

T ump
p aised
his
pe fo ma ce
i
the
ole
a d
highlighted
his
p evious
legal
wo k,
i cludi g
ep ese ti g
T ump
i
seve al
cases.

“Will
has
do e
a
amazi g
job
i
his
cu e t
ole
as
White
House
Staff
Sec eta y,
a d
has
also
se ved
as
Chai ma
of
the
Natio al
Capital
Pla i g
Commissio .
I
k ow
Will
well!
He
p eviously
ep ese ted
me
i
ume ous
cases,
i cludi g
at
the
Sup eme
Cou t,
du i g
the
Bide
Admi ist atio ‘s
co upt
a d
illegal
campaig
of
Weapo izatio .
He
also
p eviously
se ved
as
a
Fede al
P osecuto ,
wo ked
as
a
atto ey
i
p ivate
p actice,
cle ked
fo
two
Fede al
Appeals
Cou t
Judges,
a d
was
a
top
stude t
at
both
P i ceto
U ive sity,
a d
Ha va d
Law
School,”
he
said.

T ump
also
desc ibed
Scha f
as
“Tough,
St o g,
a d
Sma t!”
a d
said
he
would
pe fo m
well
as
White
House
cou sel.

“Tough,
St o g,
a d
Sma t!
He
also
loves
ou
Cou t y,
a d
espects
the
Law.
Will
Scha f
will
do
a
g eat
job
as
White
House
Cou sel!”
he
said.

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Pla ,
Says
No
Is aeli
Pullout
Without
Hamas
Disa mame t

Wa i gto
To
Move
To
P ivate
Secto

Wa i gto ,
who
cu e tly
se ves
as
White
House
cou sel,
will
leave
the
admi ist atio
fo
the
p ivate
secto .

Befo e
taki g
up
the
White
House
cou sel
ole,
Wa i gto
se ved
as
T ump’s
pe so al
atto ey
a d
legal
advise
du i g
his
2024
p eside tial
campaig .

Scha f
holds
a
u de g aduate
deg ee
f om
P i ceto
U ive sity
a d
a
law
deg ee
f om
Ha va d
Law
School.
He
has
also
cle ked
fo
two
fede al
appeals
cou t
judges
a d
p eviously
wo ked
as
a
fede al
p osecuto
a d
p ivate-p actice
atto ey.

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