Despite the flap over recounts and Donald Trump's unproven allegations of voter fraud, his transition team continues the interview process for some 4000 presidential appointees. But the team is leaking contradictory stories. The President-elect is tweeting unpredictably just like he did in his campaign. Some early appointments may not have been vetted deeply enough to survive the brutal confirmation demands of Democrats in the Senate. Others are well-known members of the moneyed elite savaged for months by Trump and his top advisor, Steve Bannon. We hear about those and other challenges facing Trump's promise to change the ways of Washington in his first 100 days.
The bumpy road to inauguration
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Credits
Guests:
- Nancy Cook - White House reporter for Politico - @nancook
- Jane Mayer - New Yorker - @JaneMayerNYer
- Robert Rizzi - Steptoe & Johnson - @steptoellp
- Susan Dudley - George Washington University - @RegStudies