By Katie Glueck <\/p>\n
12\/9\/14 11:55 AM EST <\/p>\n
Updated 12\/9\/14 3:38 PM EST <\/p>\n
Sen. Rand Paul says Jesse Benton, a former aide touched by scandal, will be involved in his political future, which is likely to include a presidential campaign. <\/p>\n
Benton, who ran Pauls 2010 bid for the Senate, earlier this year stepped down from managing Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnells reelection campaign over ties to a 2012 Iowa caucuses controversy. <\/p>\n
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Paul defended Benton in an interview with WHAS11, an ABC affiliate in Kentucky, that was posted Monday. <\/p>\n
Jesse is married to my niece and was a big help in the Kentucky election here in 2010 and a big help for Sen. McConnell, said Paul, the junior senator from the Bluegrass State. And, yes hell help us. <\/p>\n
The Republicans political team did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on what that help entails, or whether Benton is an imminent hire. <\/p>\n
Benton worked for Pauls father, former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, during his 2008 and 2012 presidential bids. <\/p>\n
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