Raskin requests information about Trump's process of vetting nominees

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is seeking “clear assurance” that all of President-elect Donald Trump‘s Cabinet nominees will undergo FBI background checks.

Ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) addresses the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, as she testifies in front of a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on oversight for FEMA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Raskin made the requests on Friday in a letter sent to Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon, the co-chairs of the Trump-Vance transition team. He pointed out that while the transition team has “reached an agreement with the Department of Justice that makes it possible for the FBI to conduct background checks, it remains unclear whether the transition will require nominees to submit to them.”