President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to begin background checks and security clearances for his incoming administration.

The agreement allows the transition team to submit names for background checks and security clearances, a significant step in the process as Trump assembles his second-term team.

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The Trump-Vance transition has signed an agreement with the Department of Justice allowing the transition team to “submit names for background checks and security clearances,” the transition said in a statement Tuesday.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team said on Tuesday it has reached an agreement with the Justice Department that will allow it to submit names for background checks and security clearances.

President Trump's transition team has agreed to allow the FBI to vet incoming cabinet nominees with background checks, they announced Tuesday.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team said it reached an agreement on Tuesday with the Justice Department that will allow it to submit names for background checks and security clearances,