“President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks, at least for some candidates for key administration jobs, by using private companies to conduct formal background checks.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks, at least for some candidates for key administration jobs, by using private companies to conduct formal background checks.
Source: CNN citing informed sources
Details: The paper 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 quickly get to work implementing his agenda.
At the same time, Trump believes that “during intrusive checks” the FBI sometimes reveals inconvenient information that can be politically damaging.
Literally CNN: “The discussions come as Trump has proposed several controversial nominees for top US government jobs, including Matt Geitz for attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.”
Details: The publication adds that, ultimately, the president has the final say on who to appoint and with whom to share intelligence, despite established national security protocol.
This protocol has been in place since World War II and aims to ensure that selected candidates do not have foreign ties or other issues that could threaten national security interests.
Bypassing the background check would violate a long-established rule in Washington.
According to sources in the publication, some of Trump’s advisers began circulating a memo even before the election, urging him to bypass the traditional background check process for some of his appointees.
However, the president-elect can always decide to turn the names over to the FBI.
Literally CNN: “Some nominees for positions in the Trump administration may face background checks, creating potential hurdles in the approval process.”
“Instead, Trump’s transition team has focused on conducting its own internal vetting of candidates for senior administration positions.”
“While Trump will have the authority to overcome any vetting challenges and provide access to classified materials after taking office, he will not be able to do so until he is sworn in on January 20.”
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