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throw0101d 85 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Teen on Musk's DOGE team graduated from 'The Com'

> technically, a clearance and background check have never been done on political appointees. the fbi openly says so.

"Trump team agrees to DoJ background checks for nominees"

* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/03/trump-team-b...

"FBI background checks of presidential nominees, explained":

* https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5260953/fbi-background-...

This has been the case since Eisenhower in 1953:

* https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/execu...

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