David Warrington will leave the White House on 1 September, just months before the 2026 midterm elections, ending the tenure of one of Donald Trump's closest legal advisers.
Trump announced that White House counsel Warrington would step down a and return to the private sector, with Will Scharf set to take over the role. The president offered plenty of praise for Warrington, calling his work 'outstanding'. But he did not explain the timing of the departure.