REX TILLERSON

SECRETARY OF STATE

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REX TILLERSONSECRETARY OF STATE

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Tillerson is the CEO of Exxon Mobil, which has operations in about 50 countries. Russia award-ed Tillerson its Order of Friendship in 2013, and Tillerson maintains a close relationship with Vladimir Putin. Exxon Mobil has billions of dollars’ worth of deals that can only proceed if the U.S. lifts sanctions on Russia, the New York Times reports. Unlike Trump, Tillerson praised the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has long spoken out in favor of free trade. He originally supported Jeb Bush for president, giving him the maximum allowed contribution in Septem-ber of last year.

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STEVE MNUCHIN

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

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STEVE MNUCHINSECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

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Mnuchin is a former Goldman Sachs banker who served as Trump’s campaign finance chair-man. He ran OneWest Bank, which doubled its branches but foreclosed on 36,000 homeowners and was accused of racial bias in lending under his leadership, the Los Angeles Times reports. He sold OneWest in 2014 for double what he paid for it. He ran Relativity media, which went bankrupt — but not before it paid a $50 million loan back to OneWest.

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JAMES MATTIS

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

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JAMES MATTISSECRETARY OF DEFENSE

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A retired general, he was the supreme allied commander of NATO for nearly three years. He is known for his scholarly intellectualism and pithy quotes. His animus for Iran led Obama to (controversially) replace him as the head of CentCom. He said Iraq was “probably […] a stra-tegic mistake.” The Washington Post reported he pushed the Army to use Theranos despite red flags, then joined its board.

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JEFF SESSIONS

ATTORNEY GENERAL

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JEFF SESSIONSATTORNEY GENERAL

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The Alabama senator was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 due to allegations of racist statements and concerns over his level of in-volvement in what critics said was a racially motivated voter fraud case. His track record on race continues to be scrutinized. The Atlantic found no evidence he’d filed desegregation lawsuits in Alabama, as he’s repeatedly claimed. He co-sponsored the Fair Sentencing Act, which cut the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. He defends harsh minimum sentences and bucked a bipartisan criminal justice reform effort. He opposes any form of citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

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ANDREW PUZDER

SECRETARY OF LABOR

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ANDREW PUZDERSECRETARY OF LABOR

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Puzder is the CEO of the parent company of Carl’s Jr., which is currently navigating sever-al lawsuits concerning wages and employee treatment. Little reporting has been done on Puzder, though he has made his views known in op-eds, interviews, and an obscure book he wrote in 2010 attacking unions and the Obama Administration. He opposes raising the minimum wage and expanding overtime eligibility. He believes Obamacare helped lead to a “restaurant recession.” He defends Carl’s Jr.’s racy ads, calling bikinis and burgers “very American.”

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RICK PERRY

SECRETARY OF ENERGY

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RICK PERRYSECRETARY OF ENERGY

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The former Texas governor previously sup-ported abolishing the Department of Energy entirely. He was on the board of Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Ac-cess Pipeline. Oil production surged during his governorship, boosting the economy but raising environmental concerns. Many credit him with Texas’ relative stability during the economic crisis, but some reject the “Texas Miracle” al-together and others say it came at the expense of necessary programs. He gave millions out to businesses in tax incentives, including $30 million to a company that didn’t exist.

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BETSY DeVOS

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

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BETSY DeVOSSECRETARY OF EDUCATION

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DeVos is a billionaire philanthropist who has campaigned for charter schools and vouchers in her homestate of Michigan — and fought to minimize oversight of them. She’s led the efforts to drastically expand charters in Detroit, but they have scored lower than their public school counterparts, Politico reports. Bridge, a non-profit Michigan news outlet, reports her fight for school choice has left many public schools scrambling for students. An education advocacy group she headed owes Ohio $5.3 mil-lion for election law violations, stemming from an unpaid fine in 2008.

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REINCE PRIEBUS

CHIEF OF STAFF

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REINCE PRIEBUSCHIEF OF STAFF

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He’s the longest serving chairman of the Repub-lican National Committee and was formerly the head of the Wisconsin Republican Party — the youngest person ever to serve in that role. He’s raised record amounts for the RNC. He au-thored the party’s “autopsy” calling for a more inclusive message after its 2012 loss, but has since found himself defending positions taken by Trump that are in direct contrast with that report. He’s known for his ability to “build and maintain” political relationships.

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SCOTT PRUITT

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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SCOTT PRUITTADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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The Oklahoma attorney general has deep ties to the fossil fuel industry, and formed a secret alliance between the industry and other AGs to fight Obama’s climate proposals. He is seen as a hero among conservatives who believe the EPA oversteps its federal authority. A billion-aire oil magnate headed his 2013 re-election. He is a climate change skeptic, has repeated-ly sued to prevent EPA regulations, and has vowed to “cancel” the Paris accord, a United Na-tions agreement to curb CO2 emissions starting in 2020.

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ROBERT LIGHTHIZER

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

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ROBERT LIGHTHIZERTRADE REPRESENTATIVE

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Lighthizer is a former trade official under Pres-ident Reagan, and is currently a partner in international trade at Skadden, one of the world’s largest law firms. He has represented U.S. Steel Corp in several anti-dumping cases against China. While he has been heavily in-volved in international trade issues over the last three decades, little reporting has been done about him. He was an early Trump sup-porter, and penned an op-ed in the Washington Times defending his protectionist trade policies against conservative critics.

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LINDA McMAHON

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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LINDA McMAHONADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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The co-founder of wrestling organization WWE gave $6 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and $5 million to Trump’s foundation. She unsuc-cessfully ran for the U.S. Senate twice, spending almost $100 million. She resigned after a year of serving on Connecticut’s education board when a legal opinion barred members from partici-pating in political activity. She supported a plan by President Obama that would have eliminated the Small Business Administration entirely.

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DAN COATS

DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL

INTELLIGENCE

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DAN COATSDIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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As a two-time Indiana senator, Coats served on the Senate Intelligence Committee and has a reputation for bipartisanship. He was previous-ly the ambassador to Germany, then worked as a manufacturing lobbyist before being elected to the Senate for a second time. He is banned from Russia because of his support for sanctions after the annexation of Crimea. He support-ed a bill to expand cyber threat data sharing between private companies and the govern-ment, which civil liberties groups staunchly op-posed. He also wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed defending bulk data collection.

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MIKE POMPEO

DIRECTOR OF THE

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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MIKE POMPEODIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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As a Kansas congressman, Pompeo has been a strong supporter of the NSA’s bulk data collec-tion and supports the death penalty for Edward Snowden. He’s pledged to end the “disastrous” Iran deal and advocated bombing Iran’s nuclear capacity to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. He supports keeping Guantanamo Bay, calling it a “goldmine of intelligence” that treats prisoners “exceptionally well.” He found-ed Thayer Aerospace with investment from Koch Industries, and the Koch brothers have been some of his largest political donors.

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JAY CLAYTON

CHAIRMAN OF THE SECURITIES AND

EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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JAY CLAYTONCHAIRMAN OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Clayton is a partner in the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, specializing in mergers and capital market offerings. Little reporting has been done about him. In a video posted by his firm he compares cybersecurity mandates for banks to Dodd-Frank, which he considers flawed. He was the head of a committee that advocated the rollback of parts of the Foreign Corrupt Practic-es Act, which the SEC has partial authority over. He has represented several high-profile com-panies including Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs and Ally Financial Inc.

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MIKE FLYNN

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

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MIKE FLYNNNATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

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A retired general, Flynn was forced out as the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, report-edly for his attitude and “conspiratorial world-view,” Politico and the New York Times report. He’d previously been “one of the most respected military intelligence officers of his generation.” Files show he “inappropriately shared” classi-fied information. He has a history of sharing conspiracy theories on social media, and views Islam as “a cancer.” Prior to this, Flynn has been a foreign lobbyist and has close ties to Russia.

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STEVE BANNON

SENIOR COUNSELOR AND

CHIEF STRATEGIST

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STEVE BANNONSENIOR COUNSELOR AND CHIEF STRATEGIST

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Bannon was the CEO of Trump’s campaign. He ran Breitbart, a far right website known for pub-lishing sexist, racist and homophobic content. Politico reports Breitbart employees described constant mistreatment under his leadership. He believes we are at war against “jihadist Islamic fascism.” He’s called liberal women “a bunch of dykes.” He’s cited Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl as an inspiration. He once wrote a screenplay setting Shakespeare’s “Titus An-dronicus” in outer space.

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STEPHEN MILLER

SENIOR POLICY ADVISER

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STEPHEN MILLERSENIOR POLICY ADVISER

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The 30-year-old former Jeff Sessions staffer served as a senior policy adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign. He is most known for rev-ving up crowds before Trump spoke at ral-lies. Miller helped write Trump’s immigra-tion policies, and has worked closely with far right news organization Breitbart. Miller began writing political columns at age 17, writing on everything from his high school’s “rampant political correctness,” Duke University’s “un-relenting health fascists,” and Maya Angelou’s “racial paranoia.”

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KELLYANNE CONWAY

COUNSELOR

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KELLYANNE CONWAYCOUNSELOR

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Conway, a longtime Republican strategist, pundit and pollster, was Trump’s campaign manager. She had originally endorsed Ted Cruz, leading his super PAC and going after Trump in attack ads in key states. She was hired by the Trump campaign when Cruz exited the race. Conway worked for Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, and defended him after his con-troversial “legitimate rape” comment. She has spoken out against feminism, calling it “doom and gloom” and arguing it should be replaced by “femininity.”

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PETER NAVARRO

TRADE CZAR

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PETER NAVARROTRADE CZAR

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Navarro was a member of Trump’s economic transition team, and is a professor at the University of California, Irvine. He is staunch-ly anti- China, and called Trump’s pro -posed 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods “appropriate.” He wrote a book called “Death By China: Confronting the Dragon,” in which he argued China was becoming “the planet’s most efficient assassin.” He self-produced a low bud-get documentary based on the book, which was panned by critics.

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SEAN SPICER

PRESS SECRETARY

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SEAN SPICERPRESS SECRETARY

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Spicer has been the Republican National Com-mittee’s communications director since 2011 and chief strategist since 2015. He has previous-ly been an outspoken advocate of free trade, and will now have to represent Trump’s protection-ist policies — something he likened to the work of a defense attorney defending a criminal. While Spicer has said Trump will not ban media from the White House briefing room, he has also said briefings may no longer be daily.

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JARED KUSHNER

SENIOR ADVISER

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JARED KUSHNERSENIOR ADVISER

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Kushner is Donald Trump’s son-in-law and the helps run his family’s real estate empire. He isn’t taking a salary for his White House position. He’s selling many of his assets to his brothers or placing them in and a family trust. Ethics experts say the family ties mean the plan falls short of meaningful divestiture. He was re-portedly responsible for the Trump campaign’s successful digital strategy and acted as a “de facto campaign manager.” He was admitted to Harvard University after his father donated $2.5 million.

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CARL ICAHN

REGULATORY CZAR

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CARL ICAHNREGULATORY CZAR

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The 80-year-old billionaire is a noted investor and “activist shareholder,” buying and selling stakes in companies in order to push the di-rection of their boards. He was an early Trump supporter, and pledged $150 million to a super PAC supporting him. Icahn bought Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino Resorts in Atlantic City, N.J. out of bankruptcy in 2014. He closed it in October after a union dispute. The new administration position is not formal, nor is it paid, so Icahn will not have to sell off any of his business in-terests — an arrangement likely to create large conflicts of interest, reports CNBC.

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