Pence replaces Christie as leader of Trump transition effort, Details.

Pence replaces Christie as leader of Trump transition effort, Details.

WASHINGTON — Vice President-elect Mike Pence will take over as the leader of Donald J. Trump’s transition effort, pushing aside Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, as Mr. Trump moves quickly to assemble a government after his stunning upset victory, the transition team said on Friday.

Source: New York Daily News

Vice President-elect Mike Pence will replace New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as chairman of President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential transition effort, a change that will cement the Indiana governor’s influence over the incoming administration’s policy and personnel.

Mr. Christie will become a vice chairman of the transition effort, the campaign said.

The new inner circle at the transition offices will direct the activities of dozens of corporate consultants, lobbyists and other specialists who will be responsible for recommending candidates for agency jobs across the breadth of the federal government. Some of those advisers come from industries for which they are now in charge of finding top regulators.

“The mission of our team will be clear: put together the most highly qualified group of successful leaders who will be able to implement our change agenda in Washington,” the transition team announced Friday afternoon.

Trump, in a broad transition shake-up announced Friday, also gave his son-in-law and three eldest children official roles as transition advisers. The involvement of Trump’s adult children raises the specter of conflicts of interest, since they are poised to manage Trump’s businesses over the next four years.

He also announced an “executive committee” for the transition that includes three of his children — Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka — and Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner.

Their inclusion raises questions about the role the Trump family will play in the White House — and his ability to cut ties with his family business.