President Trump's newest hire is already wrapped up in the administration's scandal of the moment.
Incoming National Security Adviser John Bolton's super PAC in 2014 bought Cambridge Analytica data collected from Facebook profiles, per a contract obtained by The New York Times. That makes Bolton's super PAC one of the firm's first customers, the Times noted.
The John Bolton Super PAC spent almost $1.2 million on "behavioral microtargeting with psychographic messaging," which used data compiled from Facebook users. Bolton's PAC was aware the data came from Facebook, whistleblower Chris Wylie confirmed to the Times.
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Connections to Cambridge Analytica have surfaced in multiple Republican campaigns since Saturday, when Wylie revealed how the company breached Facebook to build databases of user information. Trump's campaign was the most notable, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as well as now-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson both paid the firm during their presidential runs in 2016, ABC News reported.
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