“As the president-elect conducts a chaotic search for his government’s top officials, one person — Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama — is wielding outsize influence, according to those familiar with deliberations on the 26th floor of Trump Tower,” the New York Times reports.
“Not only is Mr. Sessions a candidate to become secretary of defense or attorney general, having been one of Mr. Trump’s most ferocious allies on the campaign trail, but his top aides are in key positions of influence.”
“It is unclear whether Mr. Sessions will be tapped for the Trump cabinet, a move that could cause years-old accusations that he made racist remarks — which he denies — to resurface. But at least one influential Republican colleague in the Senate says such a nomination could happen.”
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