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From 'far-right gadfly' to president's right-hand man

The rise of Stephen Miller surprises many who knew him from his seven years in the Senate

Published Sun, Feb 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Washington

    CAPITOL Hill employees recall Stephen Miller, the 31-year-old White House adviser behind many of President Donald Trump's most contentious executive orders, as the guy from Jeff Sessions' office who made their inboxes cry for mercy.

    As a top aide to Mr Sessions, Mr Miller sent dozens and dozens of bombastic e-mails to congressional employees and reporters in early 2013 when the Senate was considering a big bipartisan immigration overhaul. He slammed the evils of "foreign labour" and pushed around nasty news articles on proponents of compromise.

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