David Bossie, an anti-Clinton agitator who became the friend and ally of a President, now finds himself in hot water with Donald Trump over the spending and fundraising practices of his political organization
Washington The blistering rebuke this week from President Donald Trump's campaign marks the latest twist in the career and life of David Bossie, a conservative strategist who operated largely outside the Republican Party's establishment in recent years until Trump's rise brought him and his tactics into the GOP's inner fold.
Although Bossie has never held a job in the administration, he served as Trump's deputy campaign manager in the fall of 2016 and emerged as one of the President's highest-profile supporters -- writing books with Trump's first campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, and traveling with the President on Air Force One.
David Bossie: Clinton ad ditched 'go high' strategy 07:23Bossie emerged on the national political scene in the 1990s, first as a researcher -- digging into Whitewater, the real-estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton in Arkansas -- and later as the hard-driving top investigator for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. At the time, House Republicans were probing the Democratic Party's fundraising practices.
Trump deputy campaign manager reacts to Clinton ad 02:24In the book, Bossie recounts his long history with Trump. The two first met in 2010 through casino mogul Steve Wynn as part of a fundraiser Bossie helped organize for the Children's National Medical Center in Washington. Bossie's son had undergone multiple brain and heart surgeries at the hospital, and Trump agree to donate to the cause.
Citizens United releases new movie 04:26Although the Trump campaign did not name Bossie in its scathing news release, a source close to the campaign told CNN the President was"pissed off" about the revelations related to Bossie's group.Of particular concern: That the President's supporters, some of them elderly, had been tricked into believing they were supporting Trump's campaign.
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