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Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) dismissed the necessity of FBI background checks for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, claiming the public prioritizes implementing Trump’s policies over vetting appointees.

On ABC’s This Week, Hagerty criticized Biden officials and supported Trump’s expedited transition process, despite reports that many nominees, including Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, have bypassed FBI checks.

Moderator Jonathan Karl expressed concern over abandoning standard vetting practices, but Hagerty argued the FBI is “weaponized” and insisted checks would be completed quickly, though no evidence supports his claims of agency bias.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

Funny thing… the FBI is “weaponized” against people who have dodgy backgrounds. I can see how that could present issues for the modern Republican party.

That said… I’ve had that check done. It took about 4 months. Obviously, I’m not as high a priority as the US executive team, but Trump is in a situation where he needs to get everyone vetted by mid-December. That’s better than what he did last time around, where he didn’t even begin most of the vetting for appointments until after inauguration.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

There is nothing normal about this, stop trying to normalize it.

He didn't vet people after the inauguration last time. He didn't do it at all.

[–] fluxion 3 points 3 weeks ago

He vetted them for not being like Hitler's generals at a record pace afterward though

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