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

The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing government programs, an essential step for a smooth transiton of power. It also allows those nominees who are up for Senate confirmation to face the background checks lawmakers want before voting on them.

Teams of investigators have been standing by to process clearances for Trump aides and advisers.

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[–] restingboredface 27 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

How realistic is it that any of them will actually get rejected based on a background check? I mean, the public information on these people is bad enough and they still got nominated. Is the GOP rank and file really going to battle their great leader on these nominations?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They're not looking for red flags, they're looking for brownie points

[–] Daze 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Look no further than Trump’s diaper.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

No one wants to deal with it. Too smelly and full of shit. Best to just let it grow and hopefully he will die from impacted bowls. Yay for the justice system.

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