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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Trump’s latest appointees: Sessions, Pompeo and Flynn

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Attorney General is Jeff Sessions, an immigration hard-liner and opponent of legal marijuana. Trump has selected Mike Pompeo as CIA chief. Pompeo was one of the lead Benghazi investigators in the House. Trump also selected Michael Flynn as national security advisor.

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By Madeleine Brand • Nov 18, 2016 • 1 min read

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Attorney General is Jeff Sessions, an immigration hard-liner and opponent of legal marijuana. Trump has selected Mike Pompeo as CIA chief. Pompeo was one of the lead Benghazi investigators in the House. Trump also selected Michael Flynn as national security advisor. Flynn has advised Trump on foreign policy throughout the campaign and believes the U.S. is at war with Islam.

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