Don Benton: the Trump 'shadow' adviser taking over the US draft system

Former lawmaker, a member of the president's 'shadow cabinet' spread across the government, was reassigned from the EPA after reportedly talking too much

Forty minutes between campaign stops and a Filet-o-Fish sandwich from McDonald's cemented Don Benton's place in Donald Trump's orbit.

The brusque former lawmaker from Washington state remained close to Trump as the campaign intensified, reportedly wielding "an unusual degree" of influence over the Republican nominee.