EXCLUSIVE — The White House Presidential Personnel Office is staffing President Donald Trump’s administration at a rapid pace, even as candidates go through a thorough vetting process, including a measurement of “loyalty” to the president. 

The personnel office, which is in charge of recruiting, vetting, and recommending candidates to fill the president’s 4,000 political appointees, including the 1,600 Cabinet officials and other nominees who require confirmation in the Senate, filled more than 1,300 executive branch vacancies on the president’s first day in office.