[The Hill] President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is considering making Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) the next attorney general, according to a new report.
Cruz discussed a possible role in Trump’s upcoming administration at a meeting in Trump Tower in New York City Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg Politics.
CNN's Jim Acosta reported that a source told him Cruz was on a "long short list" of potential attorney general picks.
Cruz visited Trump to offer assistance during the president-elect's transition talks, a transition aide told NBC News earlier in the day, adding that the Texas senator is not being considered for a Cabinet post.
A spokeswoman said after Cruz’s stop he was "pleased to have the opportunity to meet with President-elect Trump in New York."
"The American people issued a clear mandate to ’drain the swamp’ in Washington, repeal ObamaCare and start over with cost-effective, patient-centered healthcare reform, appoint constitutionalist judges to the Supreme Court, secure our southern border and enforce immigration laws, and enact policies that will create more good-paying jobs for the American people," Catherine Frazier said in a statement. |