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 ...
Trump has criticized the FBI for its slow investigation process and feared it would delay his ability to roll out his agenda. A security clearance is needed for some Cabinet positions, such as ...
The nomination itself is a major violation of norms; the point of FBI directors’ lengthy terms is to span administrations and keep the position above partisan matters. Christopher Wray—Trump’s pick to ...