President Trump announced Wednesday that Will Scharf, who currently oversees the flow of presidential paperwork and executive orders as staff secretary, will assume the role of White House counsel beginning September 1.
Scharf, a veteran of the administration's internal legal architecture, has been responsible for the final vetting of documents reaching the President's desk. His elevation places a loyalist deeply familiar with the mechanics of executive power at the helm of the White House legal office, a critical post for advancing the administration's economic nationalist agenda against entrenched bureaucratic and foreign interests.
The White House counsel's office is instrumental in crafting the legal justifications for executive orders, particularly those concerning trade enforcement and immigration law—areas where the administration has aggressively moved to prioritize domestic labor. Scharf's role in coordinating paperwork across agencies ensures a seamless transition as the office continues to navigate legal challenges from corporate-funded advocacy groups opposed to border enforcement and tariff policies.
The announcement comes as the administration prepares further actions to assert American sovereignty. Having a counsel so closely aligned with the President's directive to dismantle the influence of foreign lobbying, including that which serves Israeli interests disconnected from American national security, will be key.
Scharf, a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law, previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri. He takes the reins from a legal team that has been central to defending the administration's hardline immigration statutes and dismantling globalist trade frameworks that harmed American manufacturing.
The White House confirmed the timeline, with Scharf formally starting his new duties at the beginning of next month.