NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Financier Anthony Scaramucci, a top donor to President Donald Trump during the campaign, is expected to be named White House communications director on Friday [7-21-17], two White House officials said.
Mr. Scaramucci, 53 years old, is the founder of hedge-fund investing firm SkyBridge Capital and a hedge-fund conference known as SALT. Known as ‘The Mooch,’ Mr. Scaramucci previously hosted a financial TV show on Fox Business Network and has been a frequent guest advocating for Mr. Trump on cable news shows.
Mr. Scaramucci didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Separately, Marc Kasowitz, Mr. Trump’s personal attorney who is representing him in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of the links of the president’s associates to Russia, is expected to take on a lesser role on Mr. Trump’s outside legal team, according to a person familiar with the shift.”
-Michael C. Bender, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Peter Nicholas, “Financier Anthony Scaramucci Likely to Be Named White House Communications Director,” The Wall Street Journal online, July 21, 2017 01:00am