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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Headache for campaign team as Trump gets the band back together

woman putting a lanyard around a man's neck as he speaks on the phone
Kathleen Manafort tries to put a credential on her husband Paul Manafort at the Republican national convention in Cleveland in 2016. He is expected to reprise his role as a Trump campaign adviser this year. Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters

Donald Trump’s getting the band back together. But this time they come with political baggage, conspiracy theories and, in some instances, criminal convictions.

The former US president’s old acolytes are returning to the fold, eager to exert influence on his bid for the White House and have their say in a potential second administration. That poses a headache for his election campaign team, whose efforts to run a disciplined operation can be upended at any moment by the mercurial Trump.

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