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Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface

By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 3:18 PM CST, November 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they may be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check.

The Trump transition team has so far not signed the requisite agreements with the White House or the Justice Department to allow the FBI to screen his personnel choices, both for the process of obtaining security clearances and meeting the Senate’s usual standards for nominations.

That means the Senate could be asked to vote on Trump’s picks without the usual rigorous background checking meant to uncover personal problems, criminal histories or other red flags that would raise questions about a nominee’s suitability for the job. There already are questions about problematic issues related to a number of the people Trump wants in his administration.

“There are very real liabilities on the security side if you don’t get this right,” said Dan Meyer, a Washington lawyer at the Tully Rinckey law firm who specializes in background checks, security clearances and federal employment law. ...

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  • News source: Sharon LaFraniere
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • News source: Maya C. Miller
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The G.O.P. united behind Nick Begich III, the conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family, to beat Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat.
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Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Bipartisan Press Freedom Bill

  • News source: Charlie Savage
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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Three of Trump's Cabinet selections face allegations of sexual misconduct

  • News source: Ben Kamisar | NBC News
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  • News source: Noah Weiland
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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The allegations of bribery and fraud are the latest blow for the tycoon, one of India's richest people.
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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A bill limiting the number of foreign students Australia accepts has caused anxiety at home and abroad.
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour, but Washington said the text would send "dangerous message" to Hamas.
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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In a high-profile dispute involving a K-pop band, the South Korean government has made its decision.
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