Ex-Rep. Mike Rodgers (R-MI), the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, abruptly left President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday.
Rogers was originally brought onto the team to guide Trump's new administration on matters of national security. He left at the request of transition team officials, according to a Bloomberg report citing two sources familiar with the matter.
In a statement released Tuesday morning, Rogers called it an "honor" to advise the Trump transition team and wrote that he was handing off his duties to Trump's family and transition staff, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, and Sen. Jeff Sessions’ (R-AL) chief of staff, Rick Dearborn, who Rogers listed as executive director of Trump's transition efforts.
"I look forward to continuing to provide advice and counsel as needed to the incoming Trump administration as they work to make America great again," Rogers wrote.
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