Peter Thiel goes 'big league', joining Trump's presidential transition team

Controversial Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel will be a member of Donald Trump’s transition team, the campaign has confirmed. Thiel’s involvement in a Trump Administration has been the subject of frenzied speculation in Silicon Valley, where the businessman was the sole prominent advocate for the divisive Republican candidate. Thiel said that he would not move to Washington or seek a seat on the supreme court, but said: “I’ll try to help the president in any way I can.” It is not known what role Thiel will play in the transition team. It is likely that he will be expected to help the president-elect build bridges with Silicon Valley, a place where President Barack Obama is hugely popular and where many people regard President-elect Trump with either distrust or outright disdain.