WikiLeaks reveals the real Huma Abedin
Neither simply body woman or scheduler, Clinton’s long-time aide acts as shield, translator, and history keeper.
By Annie Karni
10/18/16 05:06 AM EDT
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was frustrating Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta last year, dangling the possibility of an endorsement and then wavering about his potential support.
Clinton’s longest serving aide, Huma Abedin, told Podesta not to take it personally.
“He's a tough one for us,” Abedin explained, according to hacked emails from Podesta’s personal account, released by WikiLeaks. “Never really had a relationship.”
It wasn’t the first time Abedin was on hand as a resource to explain the multi-layers of Clinton’s world. In April of 2015, the campaign’s top strategists were uncertain of how best to respond to Loretta Lynch’s appointment as attorney general.
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