President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team will have some formal briefings with outgoing staff members, but it has so far refused to allow the F.B.I. to do security clearances for transition members.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team will have some formal briefings with outgoing staff members, but it has so far refused to allow the F.B.I. to do security clearances for transition members.

Very likely because much of their team can’t pass a background check, and they know it.

  • @[email protected]
    5•6 days ago

    Why did Biden not make all these “rule of thumbs” into law at some point? Does that need to be done by house/senate which would have been killed by Republicans?

    • @enbyechoEnglish
      5•5 days ago
      1. Because presidents don’t make laws, so yes congress would need to pass new legislation. Depending on what you mean by “rules of thumb”.
      2. Because many of these are not rules of thumb but actual regulations. E.g. without the FBI clearances classified information can’t be shared and without an agreement with the GSA they can’t get office space or logistical support (as the article notes).

      I’m curious what you are thinking of when you say “rules of thumb(s)”