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Summary

Donald Trump’s transition team has bypassed standard FBI background checks for key cabinet nominees, relying instead on private investigators, as reported by CNN.

This breaks decades-old norms meant to vet candidates for criminal history and conflicts of interest.

Controversial appointees include Matt Gaetz (attorney general), Tulsi Gabbard (director of national intelligence), and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (health secretary), all facing scrutiny for past investigations, pro-Russian views, or personal admissions.

Critics argue Trump seeks to undermine traditional vetting, with potential security risks tied to bypassing these checks.

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[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's crazy that all these things I thought were laws my whole life turn out to just be "norms" that can be totally ignored

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So, Cheeto is relying on private investigators...run by the Russian FSB. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the Deep State is going to filled with neo-Nazis, religious nutters and Russian agents.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -5 points 6 days ago

Always has been

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Tulsi Gabbard as the head of intelligence means the US intelligence community will have a blind spot in Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East. Plus many field agents are going to die. It’s going to be massive set back for Ukraine. And she’s probably going to relay everything to dictators like Putin and Assad. Mahalo Tulsi /s. And fuck your sPiRIt of alOHa

Talking about US funded biolabs, that are already public knowledge, is hardly evidence of being a Russian spy.

Saying solutions in Syria need to involve Assad is common sense, not heretical.

Well duh. That's what's a convicted felon would want to do if they got into power.

Another “norm” that we thought was a requirement. The shittiest Civics class.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

I assume if they’re investigating or vetting anything it’s: will they be loyal to Trump? Anything good to hang on to as blackmail or extortion material?

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 8 points 6 days ago

It turns out that the erosion of rights will be done for fun during the real task of butchering the federal infrastructure and agenci6snd selling them to the highest bidding friend

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Given that last time they weren't even real proper investigations, they were directed by the White House and didn't actually look into things (in spite of Trump saying otherwise repeatedly), this is really only saving unnecessary spending.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Well, the FBI agents are still getting paid and they are paying private investigators so I'm pretty sure these fake investigations are costing even more than the other fake investigations did.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Of course je did. How else is he going to appoint criminals and people with conflicts of interest ?

Well call this process "efficient" and say that Musk came up with it in his big brain

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 230 points 1 week ago (9 children)

How much corruption can we take before he's even installed? For real. This is way fucken nuttier than last time. It seems so malicious.

[–] whithom@discuss.online 129 points 1 week ago (16 children)

We will take whatever he gives. The US voters approved him. They want this. They chose this, and everything that comes from it.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He got more votes than he ever did in the previous elections, and won the popular vote for the first time. God damn.

[–] bluemite@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

I’m not even sure what world be the worse outcome, more fraud and cheating from Trump or that so many people genuinely voted for him.

Sadly my gut tells me that real votes are the worse situation, and also the true one.

[–] whithom@discuss.online 3 points 6 days ago

Yup. There will be lots of opportunities to say “well, I hope you didn’t vote for trump if you wanted ______”

Healthcare, retirement, any kind of social service, etc etc.

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[–] villainy@lemmy.world 175 points 1 week ago (7 children)

This breaks decades-old norms meant to vet candidates for criminal history and conflicts of interest.

Come the fuck on. The FBI background checks are a "norm" too? Do we have actual laws for anything?

The FBI were supposed to check Hunter Biden's laptop.

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