“The transition has taken a decidedly nasty and more vitriolic turn”

During one recent meeting, Trump told former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and Priebus that Conway, who is aligned with Bannon and is one of the president-elect’s closest aides, would get whatever post she wanted. Priebus jumped in, responding that Conway would take a position in the administration and that he was working with her on a role, according to two people familiar with the exchange.

But Conway, who has been undecided about whether to work for Trump in the West Wing or outside the White House, sharply rejected that assertion.

Priebus, Conway said, doesn’t speak for her…

Priebus has prevailed in other early personnel contests. Two of his top lieutenants, Katie Walsh and Sean Spicer, are all but certain to get senior positions, and there has been talk that Raj Shah, who oversaw Priebus’ research shop at the RNC, will be hired, too.

“Those are huge wins for Reince,” said one transition adviser. “Trump works on a power proximity matrix, so if he’s seeing Reince and his people every day in the White House, that gives him a lot of juice.”