Vetting the nominees... a bipartisan tradition

[Addy]

Yep, and president-elect Trump still hasn't disclosed his tax returns.

Democrats seek financial data on Trump nominees
WASHINGTON — Top Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, insisting on extensive financial information on some of the wealthiest Americans before moving forward on nominations.
Frustrated by the slow response of billionaires and multimillionaires to their request, 16 Democrats delivered an ultimatum last week, saying no committee should vote on a nominee until the individual has cleared an FBI background check, provided a financial report and an ethics agreement with the Office of Government Ethics, and responded to “reasonable requests for additional information” such as tax returns.
“The United States Senate has a rich, bipartisan tradition of vetting nominees to the president’s Cabinet,” said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader. “We hope to continue that tradition with our colleagues in the Republican majority because the American people are entitled to a fair and open consideration process for all executive nominations.”
Republicans controlling the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, want to make quick work of Cabinet confirmations once Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Democrats-seek-financial-data-on-Trump-nominees-10817771.php

 

[Jen]

Yep, and president-elect Trump still hasn't disclosed his tax returns.

Democrats seek financial data on Trump nominees
WASHINGTON — Top Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, insisting on extensive financial information on some of the wealthiest Americans before moving forward on nominations.
Frustrated by the slow response of billionaires and multimillionaires to their request, 16 Democrats delivered an ultimatum last week, saying no committee should vote on a nominee until the individual has cleared an FBI background check, provided a financial report and an ethics agreement with the Office of Government Ethics, and responded to “reasonable requests for additional information” such as tax returns.
“The United States Senate has a rich, bipartisan tradition of vetting nominees to the president’s Cabinet,” said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader. “We hope to continue that tradition with our colleagues in the Republican majority because the American people are entitled to a fair and open consideration process for all executive nominations.”
Republicans controlling the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, want to make quick work of Cabinet confirmations once Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Democrats-seek-financial-data-on-Trump-nominees-10817771.php

I wish you had posted this back in 2008 when Obama announced he was running.
Nobody was allowed to vet Obama at all.

 

[Addy]

I wish you had posted this back in 2008 when Obama announced he was running.
Nobody was allowed to vet Obama at all.

I thought President Obama released his tax returns prior to appointment.
Some of the cabinet choices by Obama were given a tough time of it by the repubs during the vetting process.
Those same standards could be applied to Trump's choices for his cabinet.
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As his Inauguration Day nears, President-elect Donald Trump is trying to assemble the wealthiest and least vetted Cabinet in modern American history. The nominees possess combined riches of $10 billion, ironically the same figure Trump claims for himself. Like the 45th President, many have not yet released their tax returns or completed reviews by the FBI and the Office of Government Ethics. That's why Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that Democrats will not "green light" Trump's Cabinet picks if they "are holding back tax returns, critical financial information, and are behind on their ethics certification." In response, McConnell spokesman Don Stewart declared: "Surely they won't object to treating the incoming president's nominees with the same courtesy and seriousness with which the Senate acted on President Obama's nominees. Our committees and chairmen are fully capable of reviewing the incoming Cabinet nominations with the same rules and procedures as the same committees did with President Obama's nominations."
I couldn't agree more. Here are four Republican rules for Obama nominees that Democrats should now apply with the same courtesy and seriousness to Donald Trump's would-be Cabinet. Call them the Daschle Test, the Clinton Test, the Hagel Test and the Lynch Test.

http://perrspectives.com/blog/




Financial Holdings of Some Donald Trump Nominees Complicate Approval Process
Cabinet picks with vast holdings must work to get their books in line ahead of Senate hearings
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-donald-trump-nominees-face-stiff-and-costly-confirmation-battles-1482753602

 

[Jen]

I thought President Obama released his tax returns prior to appointment.
Some of the cabinet choices by Obama were given a tough time of it by the repubs during the vetting process.
Those same standards could be applied to Trump's choices for his cabinet.
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As his Inauguration Day nears, President-elect Donald Trump is trying to assemble the wealthiest and least vetted Cabinet in modern American history. The nominees possess combined riches of $10 billion, ironically the same figure Trump claims for himself. Like the 45th President, many have not yet released their tax returns or completed reviews by the FBI and the Office of Government Ethics. That's why Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that Democrats will not "green light" Trump's Cabinet picks if they "are holding back tax returns, critical financial information, and are behind on their ethics certification." In response, McConnell spokesman Don Stewart declared: "Surely they won't object to treating the incoming president's nominees with the same courtesy and seriousness with which the Senate acted on President Obama's nominees. Our committees and chairmen are fully capable of reviewing the incoming Cabinet nominations with the same rules and procedures as the same committees did with President Obama's nominations."
I couldn't agree more. Here are four Republican rules for Obama nominees that Democrats should now apply with the same courtesy and seriousness to Donald Trump's would-be Cabinet. Call them the Daschle Test, the Clinton Test, the Hagel Test and the Lynch Test.

http://perrspectives.com/blog/




Financial Holdings of Some Donald Trump Nominees Complicate Approval Process
Cabinet picks with vast holdings must work to get their books in line ahead of Senate hearings
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-donald-trump-nominees-face-stiff-and-costly-confirmation-battles-1482753602

So vetting = releasing tax returns?
That's it?
Ohhhhhhhhh........ okay then.
I will have to disagree with you though. There's more to vetting than that.

 

[Addy]

So vetting = releasing tax returns?
That's it?
Ohhhhhhhhh........ okay then.
I will have to disagree with you though. There's more to vetting than that.

My post was regarding business dealings and connections to appointees.

 

[marvin martian]

Yep, and president-elect Trump still hasn't disclosed his tax returns.

Democrats seek financial data on Trump nominees
WASHINGTON — Top Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, insisting on extensive financial information on some of the wealthiest Americans before moving forward on nominations.
Frustrated by the slow response of billionaires and multimillionaires to their request, 16 Democrats delivered an ultimatum last week, saying no committee should vote on a nominee until the individual has cleared an FBI background check, provided a financial report and an ethics agreement with the Office of Government Ethics, and responded to “reasonable requests for additional information” such as tax returns.
“The United States Senate has a rich, bipartisan tradition of vetting nominees to the president’s Cabinet,” said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader. “We hope to continue that tradition with our colleagues in the Republican majority because the American people are entitled to a fair and open consideration process for all executive nominations.”
Republicans controlling the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, want to make quick work of Cabinet confirmations once Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Democrats-seek-financial-data-on-Trump-nominees-10817771.php

If the Democrats are going to start talking about vetting, this is going to be fun...

 

[Addy]

If the Democrats are going to start talking about vetting, this is going to be fun...

I agree, especially, that which pertains to financial data.

 

[marvin martian]

I agree, especially, that which pertains to financial data.

There's a lot more to vetting than that. A lot more...

 

[Jen]

There's a lot more to vetting than that. A lot more...

Yes.
And any attempt at vetting Obama was met with calling people who would vet him "racist".

 

[Addy]

There's a lot more to vetting than that. A lot more...

Of course there is...