Hagerty praised Hegseth and insisted that the Trump transition team has thoroughly vetted all of its candidates -- but that he isn't concerned with who does a formal background check on them before the confirmation process formally begins. "The transition team has been working for months to prepare for this. FBI background checks have been standard practice for nominees requiring Senate confirmation, but the Trump transition team has yet to sign the necessary agreements to allow such screenings to occur. However, while some Republican senators have said they'd like to see an FBI background check done on Hegseth, Hagerty said, "I don't think the American public cares who does the background checks. Hagerty: The public doesn't care who does Hegseth's background check originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News November 24, 2024 14:33 UTC