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Breitbart national security editor paid by Donald Trump campaign

A Breitbart national security editor, Sebastian Gorka, was paid by Donald Trump's campaign for policy consulting last year.

According to Federal Election Commission filings, Gorka was paid $8,000 in October. The payment was first reported by BuzzFeed.

Two sources told POLITICO that while Gorka may technically hold the position of "national security editor" (he was introduced as such by Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon on his radio show as recently as Monday), he hasn't actually worked at the site in a traditional editor's role since 2014. Gorka hasn't written for the site since December.

According to one of the sources, the position is more of an "honorary title" so Breitbart can say it has a big name on staff. According to his biography at Breitbart, Gorka holds the Major General Matthew C. Horner chair of military theory at the Marine Corps University, Quantico and is chairman of the Threat Knowledge Group and the author of several books.

It's not the first time a Breitbart staffer has had ties to the Trump campaign. Senior editor-at-large Joel Pollakreached out to the Trump campaign earlier this year to ask about a speechwriting job (though Pollak said he wrote to other campaigns as well as part of a possible career move). Washington editor Matthew Boyle reportedly boasted that he was going to be named White House press secretary in Trump's administration, though he later said he was "talking trash." Also, there has been a persistent rumor that Trump is somehow financing the Breitbart site, a claim Breitbart executives have denied.

Last month, at least six Breitbart staffers resigned following an incident between former reporter Michelle Fields and Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Some of those who resigned said they did so because the site was becoming more of a pro-Trump "propaganda" organization than a news site.

Breitbart CEO Larry Solov and editor-in-chief Alex Marlow did not respond to requests for comment.

Hadas Gold is a reporter at Politico.