Trump’s new brain trust
His transition team, larger than Hillary Clinton’s, is drilling down on the policy details Trump's campaign has skipped.
By Andrew Restuccia and Sarah Wheaton
09/29/16 05:14 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s preparations for taking over the federal government are as wildly different as their campaigns for the White House — and for once, Trump’s operation is the more elaborate one.
While the Republican's campaign is marked by light staffing, a scant policy agenda and the nominee’s gut-instinct style on the stump, the Trump transition team led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has assembled nearly 100 advisers who are weighing details on issues ranging from taxes and national security to decisions on which Obama administration policies should be quickly overturned, according to people familiar with its inner workings.
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