by Nicholas Ballasy
A group of at least six advisers to Donald Trump are reportedly circulating a memo that proposes the GOP presidential nominee, if elected, be allowed to issue security clearances to his appointees without the normal FBI background-check process.
The advisers include Boris Epshteyn (pictured above), a legal adviser to Trump who is involved in his 2024 campaign, sources told The New York Times, which reported the story on Sunday.
Under the proposal, private-sector investigators would conduct the background checks on potential appointees, the sources said.
The report does not indicate whether Trump has reviewed the proposal or taken a position on the issue. He has been at odds with the FBI since his first term as president, arguing some within the agency, from bureaucrats to high-ranking officials, have attempted to undermine him, his administration and his political allies.
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Nicholas Ballasy is a reporter for Just the News.
Photo “Boris Epshteyn” by Doitfluet. CC BY-SA 4.0. Background Photo “J. Edgar Hoover Building” by ajay_suresh. CC BY 2.0.
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