Donald Trump's transition team ignores FBI checks
Kyiv • UNN
US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is ignoring traditional FBI background checks for candidates for administrative positions. Among the controversial appointments are Matt Goetz, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hagesse.
US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks. Background checks are required by law, at least for some candidates for administrative positions. This was reported by CNN, according to UNN.
Details
Donald Trump and his allies believe that the FBI system is slow and suffers from problems that could disrupt the president-elect's plan to quickly begin work on implementing his plans.
Critics argue that intrusive background checks sometimes reveal massive information that is used to cause political damage.
The publication notes that the discussions began after Trump nominated several controversial candidates, including Matt Goetz for Attorney General and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence. In addition, questions have arisen about Pete Hagel's nominee for the post of Pentagon chief, Pete Hagel.
Protocols and vetting processes to weed out untrustworthy and sometimes hostile personnel in the U.S. government have existed since World War II. They are put in place to make sure that the selected candidates do not have unknown ties to the outside world or other issues that could threaten national security interests.
Recall
US President-elect Donald Trump is gradually starting to form his team. In particular, on November 15, he appointed 27-year-old Caroline Leavitt as the new White House press secretary. She became the youngest person in history to hold this position.
