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About a “ XII Musk allies ” have put a rowlock in their daily turn to serve as unofficial advisor to the Trump modulation sweat , says the New York Times .

Among them , reports the electrical outlet : Jared Birchall , the school principal of Elon Musk ’s family office , has interviewed a few nominee for job at the State Department ; Marc Andreessen has speak with nominee for fourth-year roles at the State Department , the Pentagon , and the Department of Health and Human Services ; Shaun Maguire of Sequoia Capital is rivet over picks for the intelligence community ; Anduril co - beginner Trae Stephens and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar have both spoken to Trump transition official about roles at the Pentagon ; and enterpriser Mark Pincus and David Marcus have been involved in interviews with “ prospective Trump personnel . ”

Per the Times , even Musk ’s female parent , Maye , has been demand in the transition , aver to a late interviewer that she “ likes to sit in on meetings ” with her Word .

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