Story highlights McFarland will be the Deputy National Security AdvisorMcFarland served in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations(CNN) National security analyst KT McFarland will join President-elect Donald Trump's administration as the deputy national security adviser, the transition announced Friday, also naming Donald McGahn, general counsel for Trump's campaign, to be White House counsel. "I am proud that KT has once again decided to serve our country and join my national security team," the President-elect said in a statement. Trump's choice for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, first announced the decision Friday on Twitter. "So proud & honored to have KT McFarland as part of our National Security team. Trump's transition team announced a week ago that Flynn was its choice to be national security adviser.

Source: CNN November 25, 2016 18:31 UTC