A little 2016 cloak-and-dagger for you in case you missed it this past weekend.

Republican strategist Karl Rove helped set up a meeting between top fundraisers for Ben Carson and casino mogul Steve Wynn.

Rove confirmed to Bloomberg Politics that he acted as the go-between for the Carson camp and Wynn, a sometimes business competitor of Donald Trump, the rival Carson has been batting all fall for the Republican nomination…

“Karl Rove is at the center of the GOP establishment—fearful of what real leadership in Washington D.C. will accomplish,” said Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in a statement when asked about Rove’s role in facilitating the meeting between Carson and Wynn. “Mr. Trump continues to expose the all-talk, no action politicians propped up by their dark money super PACs that have failed the American people for far too long.” Rove helped found one of the pioneering dark money groups, Crossroads GPS, which as a non-profit does not have to disclose the identities of its donors.

Rove admits that he introduced Wynn to Team Carson but claims he isn’t involved beyond that.Hmmmm. Adding to the suspicion here, Wynn has already donated $25,000 this year to … Chris Christie’s Super PAC. Why would a guy who leans towards Christie’s brand of centrist Republicanism be interested in talking to a religious conservative like Carson who isn’t expected to contend outside of Iowa?

Read the article “Ben Carson’s New Secret Weapon: Karl Rove?” on hotair.com.