Trump Makes His Picks: Flynn, Sessions, Pompeo Make the Team

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 18, 2016

The Trump transition team has announced retired Army lieutenant Michael Flynn as national security adviser, Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) to lead the CIA and Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.

His first set of appointments has sparked controversy. Philip Rucker, national political reporter for The Washington Post, joins to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's recent selections for his cabinet and explain why Democrats and Republicans alike are concerned about the appointments. 

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