Paul Manafort left the Trump campaign back in August,
or did he? Sources confirm to The Daily Beast that he’s back advising
the president-elect.
Olivia Nuzzi Asawin Suebsaeng 11.30.16 9:35 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts—Paul Manafort stood in the
foyer of the third-floor ballroom of the Charles Hotel, across the
street from the Taubman Building of the Harvard Kennedy School, on
Wednesday. Having left his mafioso uniform of gleaming pinstripe suit
and tie at home in favor of a half-zip sweater and casual slacks, he
went mostly unnoticed, even at an event for political operatives and
junkies, where a man of his status should be a star. And Harvard, it
turns out, is not the only place the ex-chairman of the Donald Trump presidential campaign and former lobbyist for some of the worst dictators and killers of the 20th century is operating in the shadows these days.
According to two sources with knowledge of
the Trump presidential transition process, Manafort—whose formal
association with the president-elect ended in August—is heavily involved with the staffing of the nascent administration.
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