Members of the national security establishment are concerned that some of the nominees for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet will be skipping the traditional FBI background checks and will be vetted by private companies instead.
But are their objections based in concern for the good of the American people or in a desire to prevent the kind of bureaucratic reform that Trump has promised?
The mainstream media is panicking because Trump isn’t using the FBI to perform background checks on his Cabinet picks. He is instead working with private companies to vet prospects and candidates. Smart! Why on Earth would he ever trust the FBI after what they’ve done, idiots? pic.twitter.com/AscZCRBqqk
— Suburban Black Man 🇺🇸 (@niceblackdude) November 15, 2024
According to CNN, the Trump transition team has cited misgivings over an FBI system they say is slow and plagued with issues that could interfere with the president-elect’s plans to speedily implement his agenda.
The FBI background checks on incoming presidential appointees have been part of a system of dating back to World War II and the early days of the Cold War.
Typically, they involve investigation a nominee’s personal history including education, employment, financial history and criminal records, although the final decisions regarding employment and security clearances are up to White House.
The incoming administration has good reason to view the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with skepticism after numerous examples of federal agencies being weaponized against the current administration’s political opponents.
Tulsi Gabbard who has been nominated as the Director of National Intelligence was targeted by the DOJ and placed on a terror watch list after criticizing Kamala Harris on TV.
AG Garland says it’s “dangerous and outrageous” to say the Justice Department has been weaponized against Dem elite’s political opponents. So, why were my husband and I put on a terror watch list the day after I criticized Kamala Harris on TV? Why are parents who testified at… pic.twitter.com/H80ykvsrzk
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) September 13, 2024
There’s also the matter of the FBI and and intelligence community pushing Russiagate, covering up the Hunter Biden laptop, colluding with big tech to silence dissenting voices and targeting Trump and other members of his first administration.
Why should Trump’s nominees depend upon a politicized agency that has been weaponized against them to tell them whether or not they’re good enough to become part of the establishment machinery?
After all that has occurred between the Intel community and Trump, I do not understand how anyone can question why he might go outside of government for this kind of information or why it might be necessary.