> technically, a clearance and background check have never been done on political appointees. the fbi openly says so. "Trump team agrees to DoJ background chec

> technically, a clearance and background check have never been done on political appointees. the fbi openly says so. "Trump team agrees to DoJ background checks for nominees" * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/03/trump-team-background-checks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/03/trump-team-b... "FBI background checks of presidential nominees, explained": * https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5260953/fbi-background-checks-confirmation-presidential-nominee https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5260953/fbi-background-... This has been the case since Eisenhower in 1953: * https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/10450.html https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/execu...