On Tuesday, the president personally dispatched Schiller to FBI headquarters to deliver a letter informing Comey he was “terminated” — a moment that was recorded and broadcast by CNN. Trump chose Schiller for the task over a more junior staffer, one White House official said. White House officials often look to Schiller for tips on the president’s mood or how best to approach him. After seeing Maples’s bodyguard at the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Schiller reached out to Trump and started working for him part time in 1999. Asked if he ever has these sorts of conversations with Trump, Schiller replied: “It’s a business relationship.”Karen DeYoung, Ashley Parker, Robert Costa and Philip Rucker contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2017 00:30 UTC