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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked three conservative loyalists with hard-line views on immigration and counter-terrorism to lead his national security and law enforcement teams, including U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Representative Mike Pompeo as CIA director.

Retired Lieutenant General Mike Flynn, who has been a stalwart in supporting Trump’s promises to take a tougher approach to militant Islamist groups, was picked as his national security adviser.

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