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Donald Trump transition team in disarray after key adviser Mike Rogers 'purged'
Source: The Guardian
Donald Trump transition team in disarray after key adviser 'purged'
National security adviser Mike Rogers leaves in ‘Stalinesque purge’
as talks at Trump Tower continue amid uncertainty over role of
president-elect’s children
David Smith in Washington
Tuesday 15 November 2016 19.29 GMT
Donald Trump’s transition to the White House appeared to be in disarray on Tuesday after the abrupt departure of a top national security adviser and amid continuing questions over the role of his three children and son-in-law.
Former Republican congressman Mike Rogers stepped down from the president-elect’s transition team without explanation, but one report attributed it to a “Stalinesque purge”.
A week after his election, Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence were huddled at Trump Tower in New York to work on key appointments as the US Senate was due to resume business in a still shellshocked Washington.
Rogers chaired the House intelligence committee and is a former army officer and FBI special agent. He said he was proud of the work his team had done to produce policy and personnel guidance “on the complex national security challenges facing our great country”.
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National security adviser Mike Rogers leaves in ‘Stalinesque purge’
as talks at Trump Tower continue amid uncertainty over role of
president-elect’s children
David Smith in Washington
Tuesday 15 November 2016 19.29 GMT
Donald Trump’s transition to the White House appeared to be in disarray on Tuesday after the abrupt departure of a top national security adviser and amid continuing questions over the role of his three children and son-in-law.
Former Republican congressman Mike Rogers stepped down from the president-elect’s transition team without explanation, but one report attributed it to a “Stalinesque purge”.
A week after his election, Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence were huddled at Trump Tower in New York to work on key appointments as the US Senate was due to resume business in a still shellshocked Washington.
Rogers chaired the House intelligence committee and is a former army officer and FBI special agent. He said he was proud of the work his team had done to produce policy and personnel guidance “on the complex national security challenges facing our great country”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/15/donald-trump-transition-team-disarray-adviser-purge
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