CNN - President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs, people close to the transition planning say.Trump and his allies believe the FBI system is slow and plagued with issues that could stymie the president-elect’s plan to quickly begin the work of implementing his agenda, people briefed on the plans said. Critics say the intrusive background checks sometimes turn up embarrassing information used to inflict political damage.
Daily Kos - Four of the 14 people Donald Trump has nominated for top roles in his administration have faced sex scandals, including three who have faced allegations of sexual abuse, according to a Daily Kos review. (The list of 14 nominees includes only those requiring Senate confirmation.)
Occupy Democrats - President Biden's brilliant Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm shreds Donald Trump's plan to cut subsidies for electric vehicles — saying that it will be a huge gift to our adversary China.... "You eliminate these credits, and what do you do? You end up ceding the territory to other countries, particularly China," said Granholm. "If we want to stand by and watch offshoring again and cede this territory, then we don’t have an industrial strategy," she continued. "But if we want to compete, which we’re doing and we’re doing successfully, then we keep these incentives in place." Reuters reported earlier this week that Trump's team are hoping to cut the $7,500 tax credit available to consumers who purchase EVs. It would be a blatant handout to fossil fuel companies, and a deadly blow to our planet.
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