The FBI is conducting thorough background checks on nominees for key positions in the incoming Trump administration. These checks include personal interviews, records checks, and investigations into a person's residence, education, employment, finances, and military service. The FBI's role is purely fact-finding, and the completed reports are sent to the Office of White House Counsel or the Office of the President-Elect for their use.
A seal reading"Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 9, 2022.in the upcoming administration as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House next week.the FBI conducts background checks of nominees. FBI investigations focus on"character and conduct" and are completed"as expeditiously as possible," according to the agency.
During the transition period, presidents-elect identify nominees for up to 100 key positions, which must undergo background investigations in order to be ready to assume their new positions when the new administration begins. FBI background checks include personal interviews and records checks. They also include investigations into a person's residence, education, employment, finances and military service. The agency also looks into a person's marital history and verifies their U.S. citizenship status.
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