Photo: APNew York: US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped three conservative loyalists and Army veterans to lead his national security and law enforcement teams, including senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Representative Mike Pompeo as CIA director, a transition official said on Friday. An Army intelligence veteran of three decades, Flynn was assistant director of national intelligence under Democratic President Barack Obama. The selection of Sessions, 69, a former Alabama attorney general and US attorney, was first reported by CBS News. Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer, who is involved in the Trump presidential transition, would not confirm the reports on CNN. However, Trump’s transition team put out a statement on Thursday praising Sessions after their meeting a day earlier.

Source: Mint November 18, 2016 15:01 UTC