Messy backstage jockeying in Trump transition could shape Hill strategy four years after Jan. 6

A Republican senator was expressing his unhappiness to Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff.

"I texted you three days ago," the lawmaker said.

Wiles, who ran Donald Trump’s campaign, said she got it and would respond, without sounding like she was in a rush.

There’s little doubt that her phone must be flooded with messages from people who want a job – or influence – in the incoming Trump administration.

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But the jockeying sheds lig...