No. It’s a long-standing precedent for presidential appointees and nominees to undergo FBI background checks, but it’s not legally required. Government officials and contractors who need ...

But “if you know that the background check is no longer very rigorous, you might give it a shot.” “Right now, it would seem to me that if you’ve got a significant problem, you probably don ...

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Trump will command compliance from his administration, GOP senator says. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, said voters don't care who conducts background checks into ...