{"id":2642442,"date":"2026-08-09T20:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-scharf-will-replace-david-warrington-as-white-house-counsel-in-september\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:48:48","slug":"will-scharf-will-replace-david-warrington-as-white-house-counsel-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-scharf-will-replace-david-warrington-as-white-house-counsel-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as White House counsel in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwill-scharf-will-replace-david-warrington-as-white-house-counsel-in-september%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642442&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President donald Trump announced that Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as Assistant to the President adn White House Counsel. Trump praised Scharf&#8217;s background, highlighting his legal experiance, including representing Trump before the Supreme Court and serving as a Federal Prosecutor. Scharf has been involved in overseeing projects like Trump\u2019s white House ballroom plans and a memorial bridge arch. He previously held positions such as head of the National Capital Planning Commission and has been active in delivering executive orders for Trump. additionally, Scharf was noted for warning the administration against suspending habeas corpus protections for illegal immigrants. Trump also acknowledged Warrington&#8217;s service, emphasizing his role in White house legal victories. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article includes related political news<\/a> and recommends stories on other topics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Sunday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> Staff Secretary Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know Will well!\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117067668006565228\">Trump said<\/a>. \u201cHe previously represented me in numerous cases, including at the Supreme Court, during the Biden Administration\u2019s corrupt and illegal Weaponization. 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. 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(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP25248733534068.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House staff secretary Will Scharf hands President Donald Trump an executive order to sign on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scharf was also featured in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/trump-scharf-habeas-corpus-insurrection-act.html\"><em>New York Times <\/em>report<\/a> last month that revealed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4608769\/white-house-lawyer-raised-alarm-miller-habeas-corpus\/\">he warned<\/a> the administration against suspending habeas corpus protections for illegal immigrants, a policy proposed by Stephen Miller, Trump\u2019s deputy chief of staff for policy, arguing it would trigger a constitutional battle. Scharf, 40, ran unsuccessfully to become Missouri\u2019s state attorney general in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House chief of staff Susie Wiles congratulated Scharf on X and thanked Warrington for \u201chis tenure as White House counsel, Trump-Vance campaign counsel, and Trump\u2019s loyal attorney.\u201d Warrington served as Trump\u2019s personal attorney and general counsel for his 2024 campaign before being appointed counsel at the beginning of Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4680128\/trump-video-murkowski-blanche-confirmation\/\"><strong>TRUMP POSTS VIDEO TARGETING MURKOWSKI OVER VOTE AGAINST BLANCHE CONFIRMATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe White House Counsel\u2019s Office helped deliver 24 Supreme Court victories and the confirmation of 54 judges,\u201d Wiles said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said Warrington left the White House for a job in the private sector, though it is unclear what that role is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump announces Will Scharf as new White House Counsel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2642443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-WHDC114.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83895,83897,32127,44616,83896],"class_list":["post-2642442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-david-warrington","tag-september-appointment","tag-white-house","tag-white-house-counsel","tag-will-scharf"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-WHDC114.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2642446,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642442\/revisions\/2642446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2642443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}