Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote.
Trump has not endorsed in the race, but on Sunday he made clear that he expects the new leader to go around regular Senate order, if necessary, to allow him to fill his Cabinet quickly.
In a statement on X and Truth Social, Trump said that the next leader "must agree" to allow him to make appointments when the chamber is on recess, bypassing a confirmation vote.
Not only that.
But this...
Trump advisers propose bypassing FBI background checks for appointees
www.theguardian.com
... Memo prepared by ex-president's team urges him to grant security clearances without government vetting if elected ...
So, the proposal is that Pres-elect Trump should just be able to place Putin supporters in the government, without any checks?
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