{"id":22215,"date":"2026-08-10T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22215"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:20:56","slug":"trump-appoints-will-scharf-as-white-house-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22215","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Trump Appoints Will Scharf as White House Counsel<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of attorney Will Scharf as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel, effective September 1.<\/p>\n<p>Scharf will replace David Warrington, who is leaving the White House to return to the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social, saying Scharf had performed strongly in his current role as White House Staff Secretary. Scharf also serves as chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Scharf previously represented Trump in a number of legal cases and was part of his legal team in matters that reached the US Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the White House, Scharf served as a federal prosecutor, worked in private legal practice and clerked for two federal appeals court judges. He studied at Princeton University and Harvard Law School.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Scharf as a strong and capable lawyer and said he expected him to perform well as White House Counsel.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Counsel is one of the president\u2019s principal legal advisers. 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