Trump's senior team huddled privately on Wednesday to begin a more focused period of transition planning. A small Trump transition team has been meeting since early August to discuss legislative priorities and plans for taking over agencies. National security planning was being led by former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers, who previously worked for the FBI. For domestic issues, the Trump transition team was relying on the leadership of Ken Blackwell, a former Cincinnati mayor and Ohio secretary of state. While many Republican national security leaders shunned Trump, Flynn, a retired lieutenant general, was the Republican nominee's most experienced national security voice.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 10, 2016 08:34 UTC