# Trump appoints close aide Will Scharf as White House counsel

https://mins.news/en/item/17668

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-09 22:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-09/trump-names-will-scharf-as-white-house-counsel?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a78ff76dd72780001fe7ac4

> President Donald Trump has selected White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf to serve as the White House’s top lawyer. The appointment places Scharf in the administration’s highest legal role at the White House. He is described as a close aide to Trump. The move represents a personnel change in the president’s legal team.

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