Trump says Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as White House counsel in September
President Donald Trump said Sunday that White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel.“I know Will well!” Trump said. “He previously represented me in numerous cases, including at the Supreme Court, during the Biden Administration’s 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.
- ▪President Donald Trump said Sunday that White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel.“I know Will well!” Trump said.
- ▪“He previously represented me in numerous cases, including at the Supreme Court, during the Biden Administration’s 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.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel — NYT — US
- ▪ Trump picks longtime aide Will Scharf as new top White House lawyer — Washington Post — Politics
- ▪ Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel — The Guardian — World
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf will replace David Warrington as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel.“I know Will well!” Trump said. “He previously represented me in numerous cases, including at the Supreme Court, during the Biden Administration’s 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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