final. the president spent sunday entire viewing. being vetted lieutenant general hr mcmaster, robert kas len jr., keith kel log, a retired general serving as acting national security adviser and former u.n. ambassador john boll on the. retired vice admiral robert harward opted not to take the job and former cia director made it clear he couldn't take the assignment unless he picked the staff now led by a number of people chosen by flynn, many of whom have been widely criticized as unqualified. "the wall street journal" reported that the president wouldn't guarantee full control over staffing but the white house vehemently denied that. >> the new director can say i don't want steve bannon as a member of the former national