Knives Out on K Street
Government
Illustration: Zohar Lazar Before my interview with the lobbyist Ches (pronounced “chess”) McDowell, a Republican operative called me with a prediction: McDowell would mention his friendship with Donald Trump Jr. within five minutes. In reality, it took less than two. “Don Jr. and I own a farm together where we bear hunt,” McDowell told me when I asked about the 700-pound stuffed bear that greets visitors in the lobby of his firm, Checkmate Government Relations. Next to the bear is a chess table
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