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As Trump Transitions to Power, 'Cabinet of Horrors' Takes Shape
For example, Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who is being considered to
head the Department of Defense, "was fired from his post as head of the
Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014, which he attributed to his
hawkishness," Gauthier reports.
Oil executive Forrest Lucas is favored to take over the Department of the
Interior, multiple outlets have reported
<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/forrest-lucas-trump-interior-secretary-228364>.
"That's a position that oversees land management, national parks and
wildlife reserves, and Lucas at the helm would represent a nightmare
scenario for environmentalists," *AFP* reported.
"In some cases," *BuzzFeed* reports, "it appears the transition team is
looking to find a home for a particularly loyal ally—Ben Carson, for
instance, is listed as a potential candidate to be the secretary of
education and secretary of health and human services, while Sen. Jeff
Sessions is listed as a possible attorney general, head of the Office of
Management and Budget, or secretary of defense."
As for the heavy-hitters, former Republican House speaker Gingrich is being
floated for the position of secretary of state, which *AFP* notes, "would
have major implications for U.S. foreign policy and Washington’s role in
the international community."
"Under a new attorney general," Chammah wrote, "priorities could shift
practically overnight. New investigations could grind to a halt, and
court-ordered consent decrees could stall as career [Department of Justice]
lawyers are ordered to abandon their efforts"—which would be a serious blow
to the criminal justice reform movement.
The list provided to *BuzzFeed* is included below, but these 41 names only
scratch the surface of a Trump administration. As the recently-launched
transition website Greatagain.gov <https://www.greatagain.gov/> notes, the
incoming administration is responsible for selecting candidates for
"approximately 4,100 presidential appointments."
*List of Potential Trump Cabinet Nominees:*
*Attorney General:*
- NJ Gov. Chris Christie
- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
- Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions
- Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani
*Secretary of Commerce:*
- NJ Gov. Chris Christie
- Former Nucor CEO Dan DiMicco
- Businessman Lew Eisenberg
- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
- Georgia Sen. David Purdue
- Former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent
*Agriculture Secretary:*
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback
- National Council of Farmer Cooperatives CEO Chuck Conner
- Former Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman
- Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller
- Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue
*Secretary of Education:*
- Ben Carson
- Hoover Institution fellow William Evers
*Secretary of Energy:*
- Venture Capitalist Robert Grady
- Businessman Harold Hamm
*Secretary of Health and Human Services:*
- Former New Jersey state Sen. Rich Bagger
- Ben Carson
- Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich
- Florida Gov. Rick Scott
*Secretary of Homeland Security:*
- NJ Gov. Chris Christie
- Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke
*Secretary of the Interior:*
- Former Arizaona Gov. Jan Brewer
- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin
- Venture Capitalist Robert Grady
- Businessman Harold Hamm
- Oil Executive Forrest Lucas
- Rep. Cynthia Lummis
- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
*Secretary of Defense:*
- Retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn
- Former Bush National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
- Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr.
- Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions
- Former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent
*Secretary of State:*
- Former UN Ambassador John Bolton
- Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker
- Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich
*Treasury Secretary:*
- US Rep. Jeb Hensarling
- Businessman Carl Icahn
- Former Goldman Sachs Banker Steven Mnuchin
*Chief of Staff:*
- Reince Priebus
*Director of Office of Management and Budget:*
- Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions
*Secretary of Labor:*
- EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic
*Veterans Affairs:*
- Florida US Rep. Jeff Miller
*White House Counsel:*
- Former Chair of Federal Elections Commission Donald McGahn
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Lawrence London, 11/10/2016