Key Trump Aide’s Departure Rattles President’s AlliesBy Shannon Pettypiece and Jennifer Jacobs
September 5, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT
September 5, 2017, 6:12 AM EDT
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-05/key-trump-aide-s-departure-is-said-to-rattle-president-s-allies-Former Trump bodyguard Schiller leaving for security business
-Aide has worked for Trump since 1999 and is a close confidant
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Multiple people interviewed described Schiller as an emotional anchor for the president in a White House often marked by turmoil. Schiller has worked for Trump for nearly two decades, and within the West Wing he serves as the president’s protector, gate-keeper and wing man, according to people close to Schiller and Trump.
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Schiller has also acted as Trump’s hatchet-man. It was Schiller who told James Comey that the president had decided to fire him as FBI director. Two weeks ago, after Trump was angered by preparations for a rally in Phoenix, Schiller delivered the message to another longtime aide, George Gigicos, that Trump no longer wanted him to organize such events, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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