Troubles past and future hinder Trump's search for new White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's troubled search for his third chief of staff illustrates the sharp decline in power and desirability of a job that long was regarded as a plum in politics - either the capstone for a prestigious career or a launching point for one.
But Trump has, as with nearly everything he touches, radically changed that calculus.
The disruptive president has shown repeatedly that he prefers to operate as his own chief of staff, rebuffing attempts to streamline White House communications and decision-making as he goes his own way. That makes filling the post especially difficult.
Both Reince Priebus, Trump's first chief of staff, and his replacement, John F. Kelly, were mauled by
