New White House counsel could face Democrats’ scrutiny post-midterms

Will Scharf also chairs the National Capital Planning Commission, a body that oversees projects like the White House ballroom and Trump’s triumphal arch

U.S. President Donald Trump declared in a Truth Social post that White House staff secretary Will Scharf will become White House Counsel.

White House staff secretary Will Scharf will take over as White House counsel on Sept. 1, President Trump announced Sunday. Why it matters: Scharf begins his job just two months before the midterms, when a possible Democratic House could put him at the center of fights over subpoenas, testimony and executive privilege.

Trump has named White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf as White House counsel, starting from September 1.

Democrats are laying the groundwork for investigations into Trump's business and political orbit, with impeachment unlikely to be their first move.