Trump picks Jewish lawyer Will Scharf for assistant role

(JNS) — Donald Trump announced Saturday that attorney Will Scharf will join his White House team.

“I am pleased to announce that William Owen Scharf will serve as assistant to the president and White House staff secretary,” the president-elect said in a statement published by his transition team.

According to Trump, “Will is a highly skilled attorney who will be a crucial part of my White House team. He has played a key role in defeating the Election Interference and Lawfare waged against me, including by winning the Historic Immunity Decision in the Supreme Court.”

Scharf “has served as a fed...