The question here...who on the Trump team led Carter Page around to be hired and placed as a foreign relations expert to Trump?
I thought it was Manfort. Read: The extent of the Carter Page-Paul Manafort grift is coming into focus - https://newrepublic.com/minutes/142027/extent-carter-page-paul-manafort-grift-coming-focus
They were both heavily involved in the Energy business in Eastern Europe and Russia and I am sure had many contacts together.
He was referred to Corey Lewandowski by Ed Cox, the nephew of Richard Nixon, chairman of the NY GOP party, who knew him from past volunteer work on Republican campaigns and was impressed with his academic credentials and business experience
good question