Monica Crowley smiles as she exits the elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. President-elect Donald Trump announced Crowley as senior director of Strategic Communications for the National Security Council. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Credit: AP) Monica Crowley, the political commentator and Donald Trump fan who was picked to join his national security team, is declining the job, according to reports. After taking the position, Crowley’s history of plagiarizing came to light.