A controversial staffer who was nearly fired from President Donald Trump's White House in September has been given a plum job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a new report.
Tucker Stewart is now USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins' trusted legal advisor, according to Politico. He previously held the title of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in USDA's Congressional Affairs Unit, the report indicates.
"The new position, a second person said, places the young Kansan in Rollins’ inner circle and in a position to advise the secretary on some of the most sensitive initiatives at the department," the report states.
A USDA spokesperson told Politico that Stewart "is now working on USDA’s lawfare portfolio," although details of his new job were not immediately made available.
Stewart was nearly fired from his role in the White House in September after it was revealed that he published a "smutty" 28-page novella. The novella features a character who wears a black cowboy hat, something that Stweart is also known for, and includes lengthy descriptions of sexually explicit content, according to the report.
Rollins initially felt bad for Stewart, whose book earned a rebuke from former "Late Night" host Stephen Colbert, according to the report.