staffer

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Hunt, an attorney and former congressional staffer, said the whispers felt like an “open secret,” but had no idea how deep the allegations went.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Congress has a short-term memory, that is the difficulty here,” the staffer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

There are several reasons those executives are right about this outlook, according to Kumar, who is co-leader of PwC’s national tax office and was previously a top staffer to longtime Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

One staffer told ThinkProgress during Trump’s first term that “Harvey just really likes powerful people, and he really likes having friends who are powerful, and who better than the President of the United States?”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Calling on his Washington connections, Galifianakis brought a congressional committee staffer to town to investigate the possible abuse of federal funds.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson