Trump Has Picked His National Security Adviser

Donald Trump has offered retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser, according to a senior Trump official. The AP reports the official wouldn't say whether Flynn has officially accepted the job. Flynn has been a close adviser to Trump throughout the presidential campaign and has worked with him on national security issues during the transition.

CNN reports Flynn has, without any evidence, warned of Sharia Law coming to the US. And he was called "right wing nutty," by Colin Powell, according to Mother Jones. The national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. The job is based in the White House and its occupant has frequent access to the president. The official was not authorized to discuss the offer publicly so insisted on anonymity. (More Donald Trump stories.)