Thune says whole panels can see background checks on Trump nominees

Thune says whole panels can see background checks on Trump nominees


Traditionally, Senate committee leaders won’t share background checks with the rest of the committee leaders given how lengthy the reports can be. There is an expectation the Senate committees make their confirmations in a timely manner.

“I think that you want to have as much background as possible that is available to the committees as they make their decisions,” Thune told CBS News.

How widely background checks are conducted for Cabinet nominees has been a point of contention as Trump’s picks have garnered significant criticism.

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Nearly a dozen senators are calling on the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee to renegotiate with the incoming Trump administration in order to make Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth’s background check available to all the panel’s members.

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