In a transition press briefing today, Trump Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, announced that Trump has asked 50 current Obama Administration officials to stay in their current positions with the new Administration to help with the Transition.
While the full list is not yet know, individuals who have been asked to stay are:
- Michelle Lee, Director of the US Patent and Trade Office
- Nick Rasmussen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
- Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIL
- Tom Shannon, Undersecretary of State for political affairs
- Adam Szubin, the Treasury Department’s acting undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence
- Dab Kern, acting director of the White House Military Office