Trump team enters agreement with DOJ to submit names for background checks.
Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington.As Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, a familiar refrain emerged: trust the confirmation process.
The responses fell short of glowing endorsements for some of Trump's nominees. And even as many Republicans call for regular processes to be followed as these nominations are considered, there remains at least one discrepancy on what a normal order process would look like.
Thune told ABC News the issue over background checks will hopefully be "resolved." While noting that there are "other alternatives" for getting information, Thune said that FBI background checks are "historically" the best way. "My preference would be an FBI background check, and I'm not, I don't know that we won't have FBI background checks. I know that we have really good staffs and really good investigators, and they work closely with the FBI, so I'm not worried at all about -- about not having background checks done on -- not just these nominees, but any nominees by a president. I think that’s a false issue," Kennedy said.Some senators kept their cards close on this issue.
Former Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.There appears to be a general sense among Republicans that they would be okay with Wray being forced out.
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