FBI, Trump

Will Trump Nominees Face FBI Background Checks? Here’s What To Know—As Schumer Calls For Checks
Trump advisors reportedly recommended in a memo to the transition team that private firms, rather than the FBI, conduct background checks for his nominees.
Trump transition signs agreement for FBI background checks
President Trump's transition team has agreed to allow the FBI to vet incoming cabinet nominees with background checks, they announced Tuesday.
Republican senators torn over FBI background checks for Trump Cabinet picks
Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
Some key GOP senators open to no FBI background checks on Trump picks
Key Republican senators promised on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, will be vetted through the confirmation process.
Despite agreement, Trump nominees may seek to avoid FBI background checks
Some of his Cabinet picks are opposed to getting an FBI check until the bureau is revamped, two sources told Semafor.
Trump strikes deal with DOJ on background checks for incoming administration officials
The agreement with the Department of Justice will ensure President Trump and his team are ready on Day 1 to begin enacting the America First Agenda,” Susie Wiles said in a statement.
Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks
Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees.
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to take over as FBI director — effectively firing current FBI Director Christopher Wray, who still has three years left in his 10-year term — has set off a firestorm on Capitol Hill.
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Will Trump Nominees Face FBI Background Checks? Here’s What To Know
Amid reports that Trump may not conduct FBI background checks for his cabinet nominees—and a bipartisan clamor the Senate may insist on them—a new battle over the new administration's picks ...
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Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks
The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House ... This time, he appears poised to dispense with the FBI checks and potentially with the Senate confirmation process by making ...
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FBI Background Checks: How Are They Conducted for Cabinet Posts and Do They Matter?
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team's decision to bypass the traditional FBI background checks for some of its nominees is concerning some in the legal and national security ...
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GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give ...
Politico10d
FBI background checks a necessity, Amy Klobuchar says
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday it is essential that President-elect Donald Trump initiate FBI background checks on his nominees. “We require these background checks of DEA agents ...
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NSSF: NICS Background Checks Down 9.8 Percent for Thanksgiving Week
FBI NICS completed 169,906 background checks on Black Friday alone.