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Vance has been working with various members of his team, including Trump confidante Jason Miller, going over Walz's record as a congressman and governor.

El-Abd is a close confidante of the England boss Steve Borthwick, with the pair being former flat-mates at Bath University.

Describing Gill as "a friend, colleague and confidante" before her fraud was discovered, she said she felt "totally deceived and betrayed" by her actions, which had caused personal stress and detracted from day-to-day school management.

"It's nuts," one Trump confidante told Vanity Fair.

In June, the company announced that Fred Ryan, the chief executive since 2014, would be stepping down and that Patty Stonesifer, a veteran technology executive and a confidante of Mr. Bezos, would temporarily take over.