President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team will have some formal briefings with outgoing staff members, but it has so far refused to allow the F.B.I. to do security clearances for transition members.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team will have some formal briefings with outgoing staff members, but it has so far refused to allow the F.B.I. to do security clearances for transition members.

Very likely because much of their team can’t pass a background check, and they know it.

  • islands@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    18·
    7 days ago

    I mean… just do it anyways. Investigate them. They might refuse to sit down for interviews but dig up what you can. Hack them if you can, the American people deserve to know what skeletons these weirdo’s have in their closets.

    • Dragomus@lemmy.world
      9·
      7 days ago

      Yes, since when does the FBI need permission from a non-president? Until he sits in the chair the upcoming regime should have nothing to say against legit investigations.

    • MutilationWave@lemmy.world
      7·
      6 days ago

      When RFK was asked by a journalist recently about his sexual assault allegations, he responded- “I said in my announcement speech that I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world.”