He was appointed because the Prince of dark ness was thought to be the best fit for supping with the devills in Trumpf’s entourage, many of whom continued close relationships with Epsteen after 2008. As the PM just said Mandy lied when was asked directly during the vetting process about the nature and depth of his relationship with Jeff. He was hardly going to say yes I’ve had some lucrative backhanders from him, some when I was in my under pants. Should he have been appointed based on his known history at the time. Probably not, but none of the media really challenged that, apart from Hisslop at PrivateEye.