Patrick Witt, the White House crypto council executive director who has led CLARITY Act negotiations, works his final day Friday, roughly two days before a Senate floor vote expected around July 20. Deputy Director Harry Jung inherits the final push at the most delicate moment of the bill’s life.
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Patrick Witt exits the White House July 18 for Army JAG training days before a July 20 CLARITY floor vote.Deputy Director Harry Jung inherits the talks plus Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and GENIUS Act rollout duties.A merged draft of the bill is expected this week; the ethics dispute over Trump’s crypto ties is unresolved.Witt will begin a months-long leave to start Judge Advocate General (JAG) training with the Georgia Army National Guard on July 27. The 37-year-old applied to the program in spring 2025 and was originally slated to report in April but pushed the date back once to stay at the negotiating table. A second postponement “was not an option.”
Harry Jung, the council’s deputy director, absorbs Witt’s responsibilities through the fall. The administration is projecting continuity given Jung has been in the room for most of the negotiations Witt led, and Witt is expected to stay connected during training “as much as the Army allows.” Whether Witt returns to the role full-time after his training concludes is reportedly uncertain.
