Araweelo News Nework

Five years ago, a young Kansan named Jakob Provo had almost gotten a job working for ambitious Congressman Mike Pompeo. He’d aced the interview, he thought, and he was certainly qualified. But there was just one snag: Pompeo’s wife, Susan, noticed that he had put a comma in the wrong spot on his cover letter—and she wasn’t happy about it.

READ: State Department Insiders Ask: What Is Susan Pompeo Really Up To?

By DANIEL LIPPMAN and NAHAL TOOSI