name is david sorensen. we think he's in his early 30s. he was previously a spokesman for the republican party in maine and a top policy advisor to paul lepage in maine. "portland press herald" describes him as having a quote reputation as an aggressive and sometimes combative political operative. when he came to the trump white house, it was in the role of a speech writer. his ex-wife claims he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two and a half year marriage and specific allegations are startling and dark. sorensen allegedly, quote, ran a car over his ex-wife's foot, put out a cigarette on her hand, threw her into a wall, grasped her menacingly by the hair while alone on their boat in remote waters in an incident that left her fearing for her life. there was a photo of her hand bearing the scar.