Spotted at Trump Tower: The people shaping the next government

Published November 16, 2016 7:47pm ET



President-elect Trump’s team has stayed quiet on who will fill his White House and Cabinet as officials huddle in Trump Tower for the sixth straight day to pore over their contenders. But former campaign hands and longtime allies have filtered in and out of the Manhattan skyscraper since last week’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton, offering a window into who Trump may be looking to advise him on the first major decisions of his presidency.

“In some ways, the people there aren’t surprising,” said Christopher Devine, political science professor at the University of Dayton. “We’re seeing a lot of people who have been close to Trump throughout the campaign.”

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