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 ...
President-elect Trump's transition team has signed on to an agreement for the FBI to vet the incoming administration's cabinet nominees, the transition team announced Tuesday. Trump's team says it ...
Trump would have to fire current FBI director Christopher Wray in order ... Patel is the latest in a string of Cabinet picks who are likely to face bruising confirmation hearings despite ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team's decision to bypass the traditional FBI background checks for ... scrutiny they will endure as a Cabinet nominee. Here’s what you need to ...
Last week, CNN, citing “people close to the transition planning,” reported that Trump doesn’t plan to submit the names of at least some of his Cabinet-level picks for FBI vetting.