Trump's Team Skips FBI Background Checks

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/15/trumps-team-skips-fbi-background-checks/

Trump’s Team Skips FBI Background Checks
November 15, 2024 at 5:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“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 candidates for administration jobs,“ CNN reports.

“Trump and his allies believe the FBI system is slow and plagued with issues that could stymie the president-elect’s plan to quickly begin the work of implementing his agenda.”

“Critics say the intrusive background checks sometimes turn up embarrassing information used to inflict political damage.”

[C_U_L8R]

1. They should not be confirmed.

The corruption has to stop, Republicans. This shit does not help you.

[RandiFan1290]

3. Come on now

Dems can't be too extreme. It might turn off the 'independents' that voted for trump again.

[Think. Again.]

8. ....

[ificandream]

21. What's "extreme" about a background check?

[ecstatic]

2. Should the rest of Americans be able to skip background checks as well?

Because I'm feeling a lot of cognitive dissonance when it comes to running job applicants through extensive and intrusive fingerprint background checks when the highest position in the country--hell, highest position in the WORLD--can be worked by a 34 times convicted felon!

Make it make sense!

[ecstatic]

4. Frankly, Congress can refuse to play this game.

trump has upended all of our norms. They have the power to stop him NOW by refusing to confirm anyone who does not do the traditional background check. Enough is enough!

Who on Earth does it benefit to have a government full of taxpayer funded criminals?

[Think. Again.]

10. That's true...

...an un-cleared person should simply not be considered a legitimate nominee.

[Bettie]

13. Last time around

he just kept them on as "acting" and they never went through the confirmation process, so....

[underpants]

5. More from CNN. He can't override anything until January 20.

While Trump will have the authority to override any vetting concerns and grant access to sensitive material once he takes office, he won’t be able to do so until he is sworn in on January 20. So if Trump’s team continues to skirt the vetting process, those tapped for key roles wouldn’t be able to receive briefings until then.

The Trump team’s lack of urgency when it comes to pre-vetting individuals for national security positions isn’t surprising and is consistent with how he handled the transition process after the 2016 election, the source said. Trump’s team was “ill-prepared” for taking over in 2017, so the current lack of interest in participating in the vetting process is “par for the course, maybe,” the source added.

Submitting individuals who have current access to classified material or were previously vetted could help move the process along while those with no US government experience will take some time. Trump’s pick of Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser, is one such example.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Trump does not care if they cannot receive briefings.

Or if there is a smooth transition and important issues are addressed.

He does not care about that at all.

[ificandream]

23. Hell, he never took daily briefings in his first term. I don't think he will now.

[Irish_Dem]

32. Briefings do not matter to him in the least.

He knows better than anyone else.
And he is not able to assimilate new information on any topic.

Unless it directly affects his money and power.

[Bettie]

14. They don't care about a transition

they only care about tearing apart the foundation of our country. They just want to destroy everything...

[peregrinus]

7. We investigated ourselves

And we found that we did no wrongdoing. This Trumps word is gold thing of theirs is really going to screw them over

[Solly Mack]

9. Shocker. Wouldn't want those sticky fingers to be made public lest it bring political consequences for the nominee.

They can't help it if they have an uncontrollable need to rob the country blind.


Snort.

[newdeal2]

11. Just give them the Kavanaugh special nt

[Botany]

12. Trump is under orders from his bosses Vlad, Elon, Crypto Shits, and Oligarchs just to burn America down.

And that is what he is planning to do. Make no mistake about it. And this is part of it.

America July 4th 1776 to November 5th 2024.

You think they give a shit about the law?

[liberalgunwilltravel]

15. When an attack on the homeland occurs

Because Trump and his lackeys weren't prepared, there will be a revolt. Then we will see who is willing to stand for America.

[usedtobedemgurl]

16. What have magas done to our country?!?!

[ificandream]

24. The better question is what have magas done FOR our country (in a positive way)?

The answer is zippety-doo-dah.

[Trust_Reality]

31. Changed a republic to a dictatorship, that's what.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Trump's nominees could not pass a real background check

[surfered]

18. They must have something to hide

[IronLionZion]

19. Trump's team are blatant criminals

his administration is a kakistocracy.

is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy

[spanone]

22. Just like they didn't vet the supreme court nominees.

Fuck these fucks.

[Baitball Blogger]

25. White entitlement on steroids.

[GreenWave]

26. The plan is to stick it to us and piss us off.

We need to focus on the orange menace. Turn everything he says into shit that the shit for brains can understand.




I would say to them that the dumbass has had 4 years to get it together and is still fucking up every possible way.

[Trust_Reality]

30. Get real. This is what dictators do.

[GreenWave]

34. Do dictators tolerate regional caudillos?

Asking for a fiend in Texas and another one in Florida.

[Emile]

27. Trump the orchestrator of an insurrection couldn't

even pass a real FBI background check.

[Historic NY]

28. Hiring a pedophile or a religious cult follower

is okay. If you can't pass an FBI background check you might be a Trumps man/woman.

[Trust_Reality]

29. Of course, that is what dictators do.

[travelingthrulife]

33. This is just all so sad.

"Critics say the intrusive background checks sometimes turn up embarrassing information used to inflict political damage.”

Isn't that the point of a background check???