Trump adds Cotton, McCaul to expanded national security team

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump added 10 names, including a group of U.S. senators and congressmen, to his already comprised national security advisory council Friday.

In a press release, Trump announced that Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, were added to the list after a meeting in New York. The formation of the group was originally announced in March when he named Sen. Jeff Sessions to chair the advisory council.

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