Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump Friday announced key Cabinet picks with the influential post of National Security Adviser going to his trusted military adviser Lt Gen (retired) Michael Flynn while Congressman Mike Pompeo was selected to head the CIA.
Trump also said he intends to nominate Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as attorney general.
“It is an honour to nominate US Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as attorney general of the United States,” Trump said.
Sessions has served as US attorney for the southern district of Alabama and Alabama attorney general before his service in the US Senate. He has been one of President-elect Trump’s trusted advisors on the campaign and will now continue his service as nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Trump’s transition team said.
“Jeff has been a highly respected member of the US Senate for 20 years. He is a world-class legal mind and considered a truly great attorney general and US attorney in the state of Alabama. Jeff is greatly admired by legal scholars and virtually everyone who knows him,” Trump said.
“I am humbled to have been asked by President-elect Trump to serve as attorney general of the United States,” Sessions said.
“My previous 15 years working in the department of justice were extraordinarily fulfilling. I love the department, its people and its mission,” Sessions said.
Press Trust of India