President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team will have some formal briefings with outgoing staff members, but it has so far refused to allow the F.B.I. to do security clearances for transition members.

Very likely because much of their team can’t pass a background check, and they know it.

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    The fact that these aren’t hard requirements in our modern society is inexcusable.

    If there’s anything his Administrations have shown, it is that WAYYYYY too much of our government operates on gentleman’s agreements and norms, not actual rules and requirements.

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        And when when things are codified if they refuse to enforce them they might as well not be.

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      Laws can only do so much. The founders knew that. They are just words and paper.

      We the people chose this. Why and how are moot. We didn’t hold our leaders accountable. Now, we see how far Trump will go, because there are no actual checks on his power. He can literally drag Congress members into the street and shoot them without consequences. And half the country will cheer.

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      Only liberals believe laws and rules should be followed. Fascists do not believe this, but they’re happy to play along and pretend they do until liberals give them all the power.

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    I mean… just do it anyways. Investigate them. They might refuse to sit down for interviews but dig up what you can. Hack them if you can, the American people deserve to know what skeletons these weirdo’s have in their closets.

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      Yes, since when does the FBI need permission from a non-president? Until he sits in the chair the upcoming regime should have nothing to say against legit investigations.

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      When RFK was asked by a journalist recently about his sexual assault allegations, he responded- “I said in my announcement speech that I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world.”