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Sunday, November 13, 2016

Donald Trump Is Picking His Cabinet: Here’s a Short List



Donald J. Trump’s transition team, which was handed over to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday and includes a host of corporate consultants and lobbyists in addition to independent experts, is moving quickly to assemble leaders of the new administration. 

Here are some possibilities for the cabinet and other key posts:



Secretary of State


John R. Bolton Former United States ambassador to the United Nations under George W. Bush
Bob Corker Senator from Tennessee and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Newt Gingrich Former House speaker
Zalmay Khalilzad Former United States ambassador to Afghanistan
Stanley A. McChrystal Former senior military commander in Afghanistan

Treasury Secretary


Thomas Barrack Jr. Founder, chairman and executive chairman of Colony Capital; private equity and real estate investor
Jeb Hensarling Representative from Texas and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee
Steven Mnuchin Former Goldman Sachs executive and Mr. Trump’s campaign finance chairman
Tim Pawlenty Former Minnesota governor

Defense Secretary


Kelly Ayotte Departing senator from New Hampshire and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn Former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (he would need a waiver from Congress because of a seven-year rule for retired officers)
Stephen J. Hadley National security adviser under George W. Bush
Jon Kyl Former senator from Arizona
Jeff Sessions Senator from Alabama who is a prominent immigration opponent

Attorney General


Chris Christie New Jersey governor
Rudolph W. Giuliani Former New York mayor
Jeff Sessions Senator from Alabama

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