Pressure to get security clearance for Trump team before inauguaration

Posted by | November 20, 2016 18:45 | Filed under: Politics

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Agents have a big backlog and it will be especially difficult to get security clearance for all the incoming administration members.

An influx of fresh faces is what Mr Trump’s voters, disgusted by Washington insiders, want from the new president. But many newcomers to government will be confronted by their first clearance investigations. Others could have overseas ties that must be probed at a time when investigations for “Top Secret” clearances are taking on average 225 days, almost three times the government’s goal.

“I think it’s going to be significantly harder,” Steven Bongardt, a retired FBI agent who once conducted background checks, says of the round of vetting Mr Trump’s nominees. “Especially if he’s trying to deal with people who haven’t been in an administration before — 4,000 people who don’t have a track record of being a DC insider.”

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6 responses to Pressure to get security clearance for Trump team before inauguaration

  1. Suzanne McFly November 20th, 2016 at 19:07

    I seen this amazing video on fb, had to share it here…
    https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/1315508435208874/

    • oldfart November 20th, 2016 at 19:24

      Excellent !! And thank you for posting it.

      • Suzanne McFly November 20th, 2016 at 20:19

        Anytime buddy :)

  2. amersham1046 November 20th, 2016 at 19:18

    There will be people in this Administration that will have access to Top Secret information at the convenience of the President, with or without clearence

  3. crc3 November 21st, 2016 at 00:31

    Rump is…Pu**y Grabber In Chief…married to an illegal sl*t…mired in criminal mischief…child rapist…fascist…narcissist…white supremacist…misogynist …racist…cheater…liar…war monger…nuke lover….Putin lover…money lover. Yet he won the election because of an antiquated law, some really bad judgement, or just plain hate spawned out of ignorance. HE’S NOT MY PRESIDENT!!!

  4. William November 21st, 2016 at 00:38

    Not all of his appointments require a security clearance. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6222eaebeac04b3ce35530924c4521909bf1f6d7e169cfb7d0f005340ff860bf.jpg

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