Trump Taps Washington Lawyer Who Vetted Sarah Palin
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has tapped lawyer A.B. Culvahouse Jr., a longtime Washington fixture, to help vet his potential running mates, says a Bloomberg report that cites people familiar with the campaign.
Culvahouse ran the vetting process for Republican presidential nominee John McCain in 2008 that ultimately selected Sarah Palin.
“Trump has said publicly that he’s relying on multiple people to recommend vice presidential picks, including campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and one-time rival Ben Carson, though neither has the legal qualifications that are essential to the vetting process,” the report says.
“During five elections, Culvahouse has both helped potential running mates deal with the intrusive vetting process and served as the vetting interrogator. He has a reputation for being very deliberate in establishing the credentials of potential candidates, and their pitfalls,” wrote Kevin Cirilli and Jennifer Jacobs.
