Politics

Trump Admin Hid Shanahan’s Dark Past, Senators Say

TOO MANY SECRETS

Nominees to the highest federal offices are supposed to be thoroughly vetted by the FBI, with the results turned over to the U.S. Senate. That didn’t happen with Patrick Shanahan.

Lachlan Markay 

Reporter

Noah Shachtman
Erin Banco 

National Security Reporter

Sam Brodey 

Deputy Politics Editor

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Lachlan Markay

Lachlan Markay

Reporter

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Noah Shachtman

Noah Shachtman

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Erin Banco

Erin Banco

National Security Reporter

Erin.Banco@thedailybeast.com

Sam Brodey

Sam Brodey

Deputy Politics Editor

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Sam.Brodey@thedailybeast.com

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