Trump, FBI background checks

GOP senator argues it 'doesn't matter' who conducts background checks for Trump Cabinet picks
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested that Americans don't care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of executive branch nominees.
Trump team skips FBI background checks on cabinet choices
The Trump transition team hasn’t signed the required paperwork for cabinet choices to get FBI background checks the Senate has traditionally required.
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.
Opinion
Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks
The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight Eisenhower’s time in office.
Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary
Linda McMahon's background -- in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. -- has come under scrutiny.
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 it to private investigators.
‘You Don’t Care?’: GOP Senator Shocks ABC Host With Take on Background Checks for Trump Picks
A top GOP senator dismissed the need for the FBI to do background checks of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, claiming the public “doesn’t care” about who’s vetting the people trusted to lead the organizations that enact public policy.
'You don't care?' ABC host stunned as GOP senator shrugs off FBI checks for Trump picks
ABC host Jonathan Karl pressed Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) after he suggested that FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees weren't necessary. During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week program,
Klobuchar says she can't make a decision on Trump nominees without FBI background checks
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar emphasized Sunday the importance of FBI background checks for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, which ...
Florida man arrested after pretending to be undercover police officer to avoid background check
William Milstead was arrested after pretending to be an undercover officer in Florida in order to avoid a background check ...
John Bolton Rips Trump's Counterterrorism Pick: He Needs A 'Full-Field' FBI Background Probe
Bolton told Collins that the people Trump picks to be deputy secretaries and undersecretaries is going to tell Americans “a ...
Portland Press Herald2d
Letter: Government background checks are not trivial
Learn more. 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 ...
The Olympian (TCA) on MSN5d
Trying to buy a gun? Background checks running again after delay, WA State Patrol says
According to State Patrol, the agency receives on average 700 background check requests each business day. During the delay, they continued to do non-computer-related work “so t ...