As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they may be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check.

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Trump Set to Skip FBI Vetting for Cabinet Nominees

As senators prepare to consider Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they’ll likely be doing so without the FBI background checks that are staples of the confirmation process. The Trump

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Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface

As senators prepare to consider Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they’ll likely be doing so without the FBI background checks that are staples of the confirmation process

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Donald Trump’s former national security adviser made a stark assessment on Friday of the incoming president’s pick to serve on his new national security team – and had some choice words for his former boss.“Sebastian Gorka is a con man,” John Bolton said bluntly just after Trump announced Gorka as h...

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WASHINGTON — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they will likely be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check. The Trump transition team has so far not signed the requisite agreements with the White House or the Justice Department to allow the FBI to screen his personnel choices, both for the process of obtaining security clearances and meeti…

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Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface

More than 4 million Americans currently hold a security clearance. Every one of them had a background check that was conducted by the FBI. During my 30 years of federal government service, I also held a security clearance, so I’m familiar with background checks, with the procedures for handling classified information, and with the importance […]

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Letter: Government background checks are not trivial

As senators prepare to consider Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they’ll likely be doing so without the FBI background checks that are staples of the confirmation process.

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“President-elect Donald Trump is poised to skip over FBI vetting of his nominees, upending more than 60 years of precedent and putting him on a collision course with members of his own party as he tries to power controversial cabinet picks through the Senate,” Bloomberg reports. “Republican senators have balked at Trump potentially forgoing the routine FBI background checks to install former Representative Matt Gaetz as attorney general as well …

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The Background Check Dilemma: Trump's Cabinet Picks Under Scrutiny  As the Senate prepares to evaluate President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, a notable absence marks the confirmation process: traditional FBI background checks. This deviation from usual protocol raises significant concerns among lawmakers, who worry that nominees might bypass thorough scrutiny.The Trump transition team has yet to sign necessary agreements with the White Ho…

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The Background Check Dilemma: Trump's Cabinet Picks Under Scrutiny

As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet, they will likely be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check. The Trump transition team has so far not signed the requisite agreements with the White House or the Justice Department…

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Lawmakers concerned about background checks of Trump's cabinet picks as red flags surface

Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface

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