Good to have you this morning. This morning president elect starts a busy weekend of filling his cabinet after cleerg away some legal trouble. Donald trump is agreeing to pay 25 million to settle three laults against his now defunct for Profit Business School Trump University. More on that in a moment. Also today, donald trump is set to meet with a full roster of prospective cabinet appointees including mitt romney, a man who earlier this year called him a phony and a fraud. The two are expected to talk about cabinet positions, including secretary of state. Lets begin with the latest on the trump transition with cnn jessica schneider. She is in bridgewater, new jersey. That is where president elect trump is holding those meetings today. Good morning. A lot of activity out here. Donald trump will be in nonstop meetings today. The biggest name he is meeting with today, mitt romney. Its a highly anticipated facetoface that will happen nearby at the Trump National golf club at bed minister
He will meet with mitt romney at his golf course in an hour. One topic of discussion will likely be the secretary of state position in trumps cabinet. Gop spokesman is hinting we could hear of a new cabinet appointment today. Yesterday, obviously, the announcement and the landing team arriving at the various agencies with National Security. It is possible well see an additional announcement today of an appointment in that same area and in the president elects schedule we may have an announcement in that area. The meeting is one of the nonstop sessions trump will hold today as he contemplates who will hold the remaining spots. A school of choice advocate is in the running for education secretary and retired marine general james mattis. Jessica, hello to you. Reporter hi, martin. The highly anticipated facetoface between mitt romney and the proteesidentelect happening in one hour. Its been a contentious war of words between the two men. Will they be mending fences or could they be talkin
Attorney general, congressman mike pompeo for cia director, and Michael Flynn for National Security advisor. There you have it. Will it be mitt romney though for secretary of state . A lot of questions to answer tonight. I want to bring in we begin this hour with cnn correspondent, phil madding lee, outside of trump tower. Good evening. First lets talk about the big news tonight on the Trump University law suits. Give us the details. Reporter the man who never settles, including this specific lawsuit, he settled to the tune of 25 million, that will be paid out to more than 6,000 students. This was about three separate lawsuits related to Trump University. Again, the forprofit educationentiteducation entity, that has been bogging down the campaign, and really his private business, as well over the course of the last couple years. That is now all put to bed and while donald trump claimed he would never settle, theres pretty good reason, theres really good chance, don that at some point s
Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. President elect trump spent the weekend at his bedminister, new jersey, club meeting with possible members of his administration including onetime rival and critic mitt romney who is reportedly being considered for secretary of state as well as michelle reed, a democrat who ran the School System in washington, d. C. She could be the next education secretary. But mr. Trump has made one thing clear its that hes not tacking to the middle as many conservatives perhaps had feared or liberals had hoped. Mike flynn says militant islam posed a threat to the United States. For Jeff Sessions of alabama, tireless opponent of illegal immigration and has been accused of making racially insensitive statements. And for cia chief, representative mike pompeo of kansas, critic of Hillary Clinton, he has gotten bipartisan praise for that pick. Thats no team of rivals. So far, t
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