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December 15, 2016 11:04 AM

Kansas’ Kris Kobach leaves two-hour meeting at Trump Tower. Will job offer follow?
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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Thursday. Fernando Salazar Wichita Eagle






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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Thursday. Fernando Salazar Wichita Eagle


By Lindsay Wise and Anita Kumar
McClatchy Washington Bureau




NEW YORK Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach spent two hours at Trump Tower on Thursday, fueling speculation that he might be vying for a job the president-elect’s administration.
Kobach walked into the tower’s lobby at 12:19 p.m. on Thursday for his second meeting with Donald Trump since Election Day and left at 2:13 p.m. He did not respond to reporters’ questions.

Kobach, an immigration hardliner who serves as Kansas’ top election official, previously met with Trump in November, when he was photographed carrying plans for the Department of Homeland Security into Trump Tower.
The document included plans for a Muslim registry, zero immigration from Syria, deportation of “criminal aliens” defined as “anyone arrested for any crime” and extreme vetting of “high-risk” immigrants by questioning them on Sharia law, gender equality, and jihad.
Kobach advised Trump on immigration issues during the campaign. He also said recently he was a source for Trump’s tweet alleging without evidence that millions of people voted illegally in the presidential election.



“My gut tells me that he’s going to be a part of this administration,” said Kelly Arnold, chairman of the Kansas Republican Party.
Kobach could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday.
Bryan Lowry of the Wichita Eagle contributed to this report.
Lindsay Wise: 202-383-6007, @lindsaywise