Such inner White House turmoil is one reason why other candidates might think twice about taking the position. 'Impeachable' offensesThe job of chief staff is often thankless and exhausting even in a conventional administration. For months, the line from the Trump White House has been that there was "no collusion" in a Russian election meddling effort in 2016. Mueller's filings also note that Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was in touch with senior officials even after he was indicted. And sooner or later it will be up to the next chief of staff to navigate the White House through a crisis that could put his boss's presidency in existential danger.

Source: CNN December 10, 2018 06:00 UTC