Torture Lobbyist Paul Manafort Still Advising Donald Trump on Cabinet Picks
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/30/torture-lobbyist-paul-manafort-still-advising-donald-trump-on-cabinet-picks.html
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Even in his role as the campaigns chairman, Manafort was not exactly visible, save for the odd Sunday show appearance. And Lewandowski, after being fired and taking a job as a cable TV pundit, continued to receive payment from the campaign and advise the candidate. Manafort, who keeps an apartment in Trump Tower, was never compensated for his work, making it more difficult to keep an account of his entanglement with the campaign.
But now, a few months and an election night victory later, it seems Manafort is back, and in a position he surely finds more comfortable: one shrouded in almost total mystery.
When theyre picking a cabinet, unless he contacts me, I dont bother him, one former campaign official who worked closely with Manafort told The Daily Beast. Its a heady time for everyone.
I think hes weighing in on everything, the former official said, I think he still talks to Trump every day. I mean, Pence? That was all Manafort. Pence is on the phone with Manafort regularly.
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