[The Hill] Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) will reportedly take a senior role on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's transition team, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Rogers is set to advise the GOP nominee on national security.
His role on the transition team is preliminary and not finalized, according to the report.
Rogers may be in charge of the national security group on the transition team, or he could play another top roll on the team.
Rogers served in Congress from 2001 to 2015. In 2011, he began his role as the head of the House Intelligence Committee. He worked at the FBI before being elected to Congress.
Since leaving Congress, he has launched an organization called Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security.
The group's goal is to "enhance the knowledge base of citizens in the early states to help elect a president who supports American engagement and a strong foreign policy," according to its website.
The former congressman is friends with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who is leading Trump's transition team. Rogers, who has some policy differences with the GOP nominee, is also said to be close with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), Trump's running mate. 
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