Bolton Planning No Big Staff Changes at NSC, Officials Say

Incoming White House National Security Adviser John Bolton isn’t expected to initiate a major staff shakeup upon when he begins his job on Monday, according to administration officials familiar with his plans.

Bolton met with some National Security Council staff on Thursday and will return Friday, as he and President Donald Trump’s outgoing adviser H.R. McMaster plot a smooth transition. A former United Nations ambassador under President George W. Bush, Bolton is known for championing the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as well as his advocacy of military strikes to halt nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.