<p>A long-serving CIA officer had early contact with an individual identified as Stephen A. Feinberg during the initial years of President Trump’s term.</p>
<p>According to several officials, the relationship between the two men was not characterized as close, suggesting limited or informal interactions rather than a sustained or deeply influential association.</p>
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