Donald Trump’s transition team is insisting that the FBI’s background check on Pete Hegseth, his nominee for Defense Secretary, is not shared more widely. Trump’s team insist that those documents are not made available to rank-and-file senators, following a precedent which they say was set by Biden’s transition after the last election. So far, only senior members of the Senate Armed Services, including chair Roger Wicker and ranking member Jack Reed have been briefed on the FBI’s report about Hegseth, along with some members of the Trump transition team. Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer argue that the seriousness of allegations against Hegseth, including sexual misconduct (which Hegseth has denied), means there should at least be a conversation about sharing the files more widely, Axios reports. “We should all be able to see the report and draw our own conclusions,” said Elizabeth Warren.
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Trump Bans Senators From Reading Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth’s FBI Background Check
WHAT’S IN THE FILE?
Republicans are fighting to stop the wider release of the FBI’s report.
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