President Donald Trump is changing the guard in the Office of White House Counsel before Democrats potentially regain control of Congress with a loyalist who once served as his lawyer in an election obstruction case.

Trump recently announced that Will Scharf will start as White House counsel on Sept. 1. Trump pointed to Scharf’s “amazing job” as White House staff secretary and National Capital Planning Commission chairman, as well as his representation of him in his federal election obstruction case.