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US President Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing the traditional FBI vetting of at least some candidates for top administration positions by using private firms to conduct a formal investigation.
Source: CNN with reference to informed sources
Details: The publication notes that Trump and his allies believe the FBI system is slow and plagued by problems that could hinder the president-elect’s plan to move quickly to implement an agenda.
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At the same time, Trump believes that “during intrusive investigations” the FBI sometimes discovers inconvenient information that could be politically harmful.
Literally CNN: “The talks come as Trump has proposed a number of controversial candidates for top US government positions, including Metta Getsa for the post of Attorney General and Tulsi Gabbard for the post of Director of National Intelligence.”
Details: The publication says that at the end of the day, the president has the final authority to decide who to appoint and with whom to share information, regardless the established protocol from a national security perspective.
This protocol has been in place since World War II and is intended to ensure that the candidates selected have no foreign connections or other issues that could jeopardize national security interests.
Bypassing background checks would go against a longstanding practice in Washington.
According to the newspaper’s sources, some of Trump’s advisers began circulating memos before the election, urging him to bypass the traditional background check process for some of his appointees.
However, the newly elected president could always decide to turn the names over to the FBI.
Literally CNN: “Some candidates for positions in the Trump administration may have problems with background checks, creating potential obstacles during the confirmation process.”
“Instead, the Trump transition team is focused on conducting its own internal vetting of candidates for senior administration positions.”
“While Trump will have the authority to waive any investigative issues and provide access to classified material once he takes office, he will not be able to do so until he is sworn in on January 20. “
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2024-11-15 23:06:00
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