President-elect Trump rearranged the leadership of his transition team on Friday, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to its helm and expanding Sen. Jeff Sessions’ influence over the process.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, weakened over the bridgegate scandal, will shift from leader of the transition team to a vice chair alongside Rudy Giuliani, according to a news release from Trump.
Rick Dearborn, Sessions’ chief of staff, will become the team’s executive director.
The changes come as Trump prepares to fill the most consequential roles in his administration. The people who hold top White House staff positions, such as chief of staff, communications director, national security adviser and press secretary, wield enormous influence over the president’s agenda and the operation of the government.
Trump announced Friday that he added three of his children — Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr. — to the executive committee of his transition team, as well as son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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Sources: Vice President-elect Pence to take over Trump transition role from Christie – New York Times https://t.co/SivYA3nyyO
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) November 11, 2016
TRUMP TRANSITION TEAM, per my sources:
Leader: Pence
Deputies: Christie & Giuliani
Exec dir: Rick Dearborn, chief of staff to Jeff Sessions— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 11, 2016
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