Trump eyes loyal backers for Cabinet while transition hits a snag

By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key economic positions but jettisoned a national security expert from his inner circle as his transition cleared an initial paperwork snag on Tuesday. Trump, a Republican outsider who won a surprise election victory last week, is considering campaign finance chair and Wall Street veteran Steve Mnuchin as his treasury secretary, and longtime backe