Background Check Process Concerns
The Trump transition team has not signed agreements with the or , potentially bypassing background checks for Cabinet nominees, raising concerns over nominee suitability.
Lawmakers, citing insufficient screening, introduced a bill to codify the FBI’s role in background checks for presidential appointees, amid controversial backgrounds of some Trump picks.
Controversial Nominee Backgrounds
, Trump's attorney general pick, faced a DOJ sex trafficking investigation and a House Ethics inquiry over alleged misconduct, which he denies.
, chosen for defense secretary, was accused of sexual assault in 2017, though not charged; his lawyer stated the encounter was consensual, confirming a settlement.