By Arden Farhi, Major Garrett and Steve Chaggaris State of the transition The state of the transition is "stalled…scrambling…and on pause," according to several sources familiar with the transition. The team at this point is not "up and running fully" after "blowing up" the team, beginning with Chris Christie's recent ouster as the chairman of the transition team. One sign — personnel announcements that were supposed to be made this week have been put on hold. Members of the transition staff are waiting for further instructions from Trump Tower. Trump tweets denial that his transition team is in turmoil For all intents and purposes, Christie no longer has a role in the transition, although formally he was merely demoted to the level of vice chair, a title held by several members of the team. He's "gone, not involved — on the sideline," according to one source, as is ally Mike Rogers . A Republican member of the national security establishment told CBS News' David Martin that Rogers was forced off the transition team because of his closeness to Chris Christie, who had been in charge of the transition before he was demoted last week. Trump replaced Christie at the top… Read full this story
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