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Wed Jan 15, 2025, 11:52 AM Jan 15

Kristi Noem's Senate confirmation hearing mysteriously postponed over issues with the FBI

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 15 January 2025 13:17 GMT


South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has had her Senate confirmation hearing abruptly postponed by two days. Governor Noem had been due to be grilled by senators from the chamber’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday about her suitability for the role.

The session has now been rescheduled for 9am ET on Friday, with a committee aide telling The Hill the rescheduling was “due to a delay on the FBI background check for Governor Noem”. Another insider told Politico: “Governor Noem has expeditiously completed all her paperwork, but we are waiting for the FBI to complete their portion of the paperwork.”

A hearing for North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, which had been set for Tuesday with the Senate’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee following his nomination for secretary of the interior, has also been postponed until Thursday, a delay likewise attributed to a paperwork holdup.

“Despite his compliance and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee noticing the hearing in accordance with all rules, the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has yet to complete its review,” said that committee’s chair Mike Lee.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-senate-confirmation-hearing-trump-fbi-b2680031.html



If these dumbasses had followed the process to have the MOUs and other agreements SIGNED back in September/October, then these investigations/checks would have started immediately after the election. But they decided to pick a stupid battle and get shamed into finally complying - 3 weeks AFTER the election, and even then, it didn't authorize the background checks -

Trump transition signs White House agreement after delay

Nov. 26, 2024, 8:16 PM EST
By Raquel Coronell Uribe

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White House officials also said that Trump's team had also not signed an agreement with the Justice Department, which would allow the FBI to conduct background checks on Cabinet nominees — a topic that has become a flashpoint among lawmakers since Trump started making his picks to lead federal agencies.

The Trump transition team and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday evening.

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The background check document wasn't signed until December 3rd - a month after the election -

Trump team signs an agreement with the DOJ for security clearances


December 3, 2024 5:40 PM ET
Tamara Keith


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Trump transition team said it can begin submitting names of officials and nominees for background checks and security clearances after it signed an agreement with the Justice Department.

The FBI plays a key role in the transition from one administration to the next, conducting background checks and processing security clearances for intended nominees and the transition officials, known as landing teams, who go into agencies before the inauguration to get ready.

"Ultimately, this will afford the transition process additional insights, and it facilitates our agency landing teams gaining access to the information they need to prepare for leadership of the federal agencies and departments," the transition team said in a statement.

The transition team missed an Oct. 1 deadline to sign an agreement with the White House to provide for landing teams to begin meeting with departments and agencies. It ultimately signed that agreement on Nov. 26. But team members need security clearances to gain access to classified information.

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