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Will Scharf has also chaired of the National Capital Planning Commission, the agency overseeing federal construction projects in the greater Washington region, including Trump’s projects. (Alex Brandon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Donald Trump has named Will Scharf as the next top White House lawyer, replacing David Warrington, who is \u201cgoing on to the Private Sector,\u201d Trump wrote in a social media post Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The change in the office of White House counsel will take place Sept. 1.<\/p>\n

Scharf, currently the White House staff secretary, is perhaps best known as the lawyer frequently standing over Trump\u2019s shoulder in the Oval Office when he signs executive orders and explaining their details.<\/p>\n

Before that, Scharf, 40, was an unsuccessful candidate for Missouri attorney general in 2024, who also worked as one of Trump\u2019s personal lawyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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,\u201d Trump wrote on his Truth Social website.<\/p>\n

Trump added that Warrington did \u201ca truly outstanding job\u201d as counsel. The change is the latest example of Trump White House staff \u2014 many of whom have had longer tenures than aides in Trump\u2019s first term \u2014 increasingly leaving the administration in recent months.<\/p>\n

Before being brought on at the White House, Warrington served as Trump\u2019s campaign general counsel during the 2024 election, after joining Dhillon Law Group, the firm owned by the current Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon. There, he represented controversial Trump allies like Michael Flynn and Sebastian Gorka.<\/p>\n

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Scharf has also served<\/a> since last year as the chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, a low-profile federal agency charged by Congress with overseeing federal construction projects in the Greater Washington region. In that role, Scharf has expedited several of Trump\u2019s handpicked projects, including the president\u2019s planned White House ballroom, which the commission approved<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n

Scharf has also sped up the commission<\/a>\u2019s reviews<\/a> of Trump\u2019s planned triumphal arch, which is expected to be approved by the commission at its next public meeting in September.<\/p>\n

Trump, who is seeking to complete the projects before he leaves <\/b>office in January 2029, has cheered the commission\u2019s swift approvals. The commission historically has taken much longer to review significant changes to the White House and new monuments around Washington.<\/p>\n

In his role as the commission\u2019s chairman, Scharf has also argued that the planned 250-foot-arch and other federal projects should not be subject to a federal law that restricts most construction in Washington to a maximum height of 130 feet, a position echoed<\/a> by the Trump administration but opposed by historic preservationists.<\/p>\n

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