Senator Jeff Sessions
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President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated US Senator from Alabama Jeff Sessions to the attorney general post in his cabinet.
Trump met with Sessions, a Republican, at Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday, and was pleased with his past experience, according to a statement from his transition team.
Trump said that Sessions is “greatly admired by legal scholars and virtually everyone who knows him.”
In 1986, when he was a US attorney, Sessions ran for a federal judge position but was ultimately rejected after employees and other colleagues alleged that he had made racist statements about civil rights groups.
Sessions nomination will need to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mike Pompeo
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On Friday Trump nominated US Representative Mike Pompeo as the director of the CIA.
Pompeo is one of the most vocal critics of the Obama administration’s deal with Iran that eased oil and financial sanctions on the country in exchange for dismantling large portions of its nuclear program.
Pompeo, a three-term Kansas representative, also served on the House Select Benghazi Committee and criticized Hillary Clinton's actions as secretary of state during the 2012 attack in Libya that killed four Americans.
“I am honored to have been given this opportunity to serve and to work alongside President-elect Donald J. Trump to keep America safe,” Pompeo said in a statement on Friday.
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
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On Thursday Trump appointed retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to the role of National Security Adviser.
“I am pleased that Lieutenant General Michael Flynn will be by my side as we work to defeat radical Islamic terrorism, navigate geopolitical challenges and keep Americans safe at home and abroad,” Trump said in a statement.
Flynn, who had advised Trump through his campaign and was once considered a potential running mate, served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the service that specializes in providing intelligence to the military until he was forced out in 2014 after reported leadership clashes.
Flynn was an early supporter of Trump during the campaign and heavily criticized Clinton for her use of a private email server.
“I am deeply humbled and honored to accept the position as National Security Advisor to serve both our country and our nation’s next President, Donald J. Trump,” Flynn said in a statement.
Steve Bannon
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Trump appointed Stephen Bannon, the controversial executive chairman of fair right website Breitbart News, as chief White House strategist and counselor.
Bannon first served as Trump campaign's CEO and his appointment as chief strategist has drawn criticism from political strategists and anti-discrimination groups.
The Anti-Defamation League said, “It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier website of the ‘alt-right’ — a loose-knit group of white nationalists and unabashed anti-Semites and racists — is slated to be a senior staff member in the ‘people’s house.’”
Reince Priebus
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Trump selected Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus to be his White House chief of staff. Priebus and Steve Bannon were the first two people to join the Trump administration.
“Steve [Bannon] and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory. Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again,” Trump said in a statement.
“It is truly an honor to join President-elect Trump in the White House as his Chief of Staff,” Priebus said in a statement. “I am very grateful to the President-elect for this opportunity to serve him and this nation as we work to create an economy that works for everyone, secure our borders, repeal and replace Obamacare, and destroy radical Islamic terrorism. He will be a great President for all Americans.”
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