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GOP Senators Reject Proposal to Shift Trump Nominees' Background Checks from FBI to Private Investigators Amid Whistleblower Warning
Nov 19, 2024, 03:05 PM
Senate Republicans have decisively rejected a proposal to transfer the responsibility of conducting background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees from the FBI to private investigators. GOP senators criticized the idea, emphasizing their trust in the FBI's capabilities despite concerns raised by a whistleblower regarding the agency's reliability. The proposal, which had been suggested by some advisers to Trump, was met with strong opposition from GOP senators, who reiterated their support for maintaining the current system of FBI background checks for high-level nominees.
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