Statecraft

Trump picks immigration hard-liner Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Kansas congressman to lead the CIA

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general and Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to lead the CIA, according to a transition official and multiple news reports.

The Trump team has not made an official announcement. Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer cautioned Friday morning on MSNBC that Trump himself would have to declare his intentions publicly before choices can be considered final.

'Until he says it's official, it's not official,' Spicer said. 

Both announcements, along with a final nod to retired General Michael Flynn as Trump's national security adviser, are expected later on Friday.