Some Trump Cabinet picks may have trouble getting clearances. Trump can grant them anyway. Once Trump takes office, he can give security clearances to anyone — even those whose FBI background ...

The investigations for Cabinet members can include as many as 60 interviews, the former FBI specialist said. Agents and contractors spend 10 days to two weeks on the highest-profile investigations.

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision not to do background checks on his Cabinet picks could come back to haunt him, a former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence said in an MSNBC ...

Trump must not dodge FBI checks on cabinet picks, say two former Senate counsels - Some people in Trump’s corner are suggesting allowing private investigators to vet high-level nominees instead ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential ...

Although no direct or public threat has been made by Iran to attack the US homeland - and there is a current ceasefire in ...

Kash Patel, more than any other Trump pick for his Cabinet, represents the very online version of MAGA politics that cares more about defeating and humiliating enemies than any kind of mission. It ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to skip FBI background checks for some federal appointees is concerning some national security and legal analysts, who say they are a vital step.

WASHINGTON – Numerous Cabinet nominees of President-elect Donald Trump were targeted with violent threats in recent hours and law enforcement officials are responding, Trump’s transition team ...

The investigations for Cabinet members can include as many as 60 interviews, the former FBI specialist said. Agents and contractors spend 10 days to two weeks on the highest-profile investigations.

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. President-elect Donald Trump’s decision not to do background checks on his Cabinet picks could come back to haunt him, a former FBI assistant director for ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential ...