Vetting nominees for senior positions in the administration is a responsibility of President-Elect Trump. He may delegate that authority to another, but has not done so.
It would seem President-Elect Trump is picking and nominating simply with a short hiring interview. There is no vetting of any information. The House Ethics Committee’s report on President-Elect Trump‘s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Matt Gaetz, brings this point to light salaciously.
You had a guy who Trump was proposing to be the top prosecutor for the US whose only experience with criminal investigations was to be the subject of them ... the reflection of this on the judgement of Trump is perhaps the most remarkable part of this story. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
The credibility of all other nominees besides Gaetz is drawn into question. Lacking prior vetting, the Senate must do the vetting of all nominees.
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if this isn't a reason to fight for background checks, I don't know what is!