AP: Trump selects Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State

The Associated Press is reporting President-elect Donald Trump will select Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next Secretary of State. That's according to two people close to Trump's transition team. The decision caps a lengthy process that often played out In public and exposed rifts within Trump's transition team. But Tillerson's close ties to Russia could still complicate his Senate confirmation hearings. Trump was set to formally announce Tillerson's nomination Tuesday morning. The people close to Trump's transition insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the pick ahead of that announcement. The Associated Press' report comes after Mitt Romney announced he was not selected to lead the state department.

The Associated Press is reporting President-elect Donald Trump will select Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next Secretary of State.

That's according to two people close to Trump's transition team.

The decision caps a lengthy process that often played out In public and exposed rifts within Trump's transition team. But Tillerson's close ties to Russia could still complicate his Senate confirmation hearings.

Trump was set to formally announce Tillerson's nomination Tuesday morning. The people close to Trump's transition insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the pick ahead of that announcement.

The Associated Press' report comes after Mitt Romney announced he was not selected to lead the state department.