Cipollone had another great calling card: he was a genuine fan of Trump’s policies and was determined to help advance his legislative agenda and put more of Trump’s aspirations into the “win” column. Despite Cipollone’s conservatism, he had friends and admirers across the aisle, too. His former coworkers said he had a comfortable, genial style and put people around him quickly at ease. In his cases, he tried to find compromises to move forward. Melanie Sloan, a Trump critic and prominent government ethics lawyer, applauded Trump’s choice. She noted that Cipollone had a moral code and predicted
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