As Senate Republicans stake out a position of confirming President-elect Trump’s national security cabinet nominees “on day one — or close to it”, government watchdog Accountable.US urged Senate Democrats not to agree to ‘fast-track’ any nominee until they are fully and properly vetted–including all the required disclosures and clearances for each nominee. Senators should have all the more incentive to do their jobs after reports that “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 candidates for administration jobs.”
“There’s far too much at stake for our national security and economy for senators to rubber stamp any of President-elect Trump’s nominees without doing their due diligence,” said Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk. “President-elect Trump has lost any benefit of the doubt with his nominations of people with serious conflicts of interest and ethical problems. These nominees should be subject to more than a skin-deep examination of their records and senators who would fast-track nominations in the interest of going home early for the weekend would not be acting in the public interest.”
This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.
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