Former Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka Named as Senior Director for Counterterrorism

President-elect Donald Trump will name Sebastian Gorka, a former aide, as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism.

Gorka was said to be vying for deputy national security adviser alongside Michael Anton, another former national security official in the president’s first term. Anton reportedly pulled himself out of the running for the position when he heard that Gorka would be in the administration, the Washington Post reported on Friday.