Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting
Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau
Donald Trump’s transition team is planning for all political appointees to receive sweeping security clearances on the first day and only face FBI background checks after the incoming administration takes over the bureau and its own officials are installed in key positions, according to people familiar with the matter.
The move appears to mean that Trump’s team will continue to skirt FBI vetting and may not receive classified briefings until Trump is sworn in on 20 January and unilaterally grant sweeping security clearances across the administration.
Continue reading...
Read more at The Guardian
Topics
-
Will Justice Department and FBI officials carry out Trump’s prosecutions of his rivals?
Politics - NBC News - October 31 -
DoJ and FBI officials consult lawyers amid threats of Trump legal retribution
World - The Guardian - November 18 -
DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom
Politics - NBC News - November 17 -
Ex-Trump intel official Sue Gordon says bypassing FBI for Cabinet picks is "risky for America"
Top stories - CBS News - November 17 -
Trump Team Signs Transition Agreement but Shuns F.B.I. Clearances
Top stories - The New York Times - 7 hours ago -
Bill O'Reilly: Trump's 'dunderhead' staff should've vetted comedian
Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump vetting a Project 2025 architect for top administration post: Sources
Top stories - ABC News - November 19 -
Trump lawyers demand judge 'immediately' throw out hush money case
Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Trump demands immediate dismissal of New York "hush money" criminal case
Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago
More from The Guardian
-
Middle East crisis live: displaced residents start to return to southern Lebanon after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins
World - The Guardian - 17 minutes ago -
Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says
World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Trump transition team signs agreement to begin takeover from Biden
World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Marilyn Manson drops defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood
World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
US lawmakers urge Biden to pardon Assange to send ‘clear message’ on media freedom
World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago