Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting

Tom Homan comments on officer’s eligibility to serve after reports that agent’s two ex-wives had accused him of abuse…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/trump-border-czar-ice-officer-maine-killing-vetting

 

Counterterrorism officials vetted D.C. ambush suspect before he entered U.S. - The Washington Post

Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials' claim that he was not scrutinized.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/28/dc-shooting-afghan-resettlement-immigration/

 

Advisers Propose That Trump Give Security Clearances Without F.B.I. Vetting - The New York Times

A memo circulating in Donald Trump's orbit says that if elected he should use private firms to check appointees' backgrounds and give them immediate access to classified secrets after taking office...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/us/politics/trump-security-clearances-fbi.html

Republicans are already souring on JD Vance - POLITICO

"I'm a little surprised they didn't vet him as thoroughly as they should have," said one GOP strategist...

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/26/republicans-jd-vance-attacks-00171473

The sheer recklessness of Giuliani’s effort to damage Biden comes into focus - The Washington Post

… In media circles, this process of double-checking the validity of information before sharing it is called "vetting" and is generally considered an important step for not providing false information to the public. For Giuliani, it was an encumbrance, a roadblock to his actual goal: undercutting Joe Biden by any means possible…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/30/sheer-recklessness-giulianis-effort-damage-biden-comes-into-focus/

One dozen national guard troops pulled from inauguration duties after vetting | US military | The Guardian

One dozen members of the US national guard have been removed from their duties helping to secure Joe Biden's inauguration after vetting – which included screening for potential ties to rightwing extremism, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/19/us-army-national-guard-members-biden-inauguration-right-groups

Under secret Stephen Miller plan, ICE to use data on migrant children to expand deportation efforts - The Washington Post

Agents will vet adults who come to claim migrant children and will seek to deport those who are rejected as sponsors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/under-secret-stephen-miller-plan-ice-to-use-data-on-migrant-children-to-expand-deportation-efforts/2019/12/20/36975b34-22a8-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html

No Wonder Trump’s White House Is a Total Dumpster Fire - Vanity Fair

The slapdash nature of the administration's vetting process, confirmed by a new tranche of leaked documents, set the tone for two years of messy and avoidable staffing drama. More worryingly it reveals how little Trump cares...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/trump-white-house-vetting-process

Leaked Trump transition doc flagged ‘white supremacy’ concerns for Kris Kobach - ThinkProgress.org

A massive trove of vetting documents from President Donald Trump's transition was leaked to Axios, revealing significant "red flags" for many prospective appointees...
https://thinkprogress.org/leaked-trump-vetting-docs-kris-kobach-white-supremacist-laura-ingraham-transphobic-429b4d2993c8/

Another vetting failure—White House officials caught off-guard by Acting AG's disqualifying history - Daily Kos

It appears once again Donald Trump has not hired "the best people" as he repeatedly promised he would do if he took office. Trump administration hires have included serial domestic abusers, avowed racists, and now, Matthew Whitacker, a former hot tub salesman who Donald Trump inexplicably tapped to be the acting attorney general. There are mounting legal questions about whether this is even a legitimate appointment. ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1811490

New Kavanaugh documents prompt partisan debate over vetting - The Washington Post

The files include inconclusive emails about what role, in any, the Supreme Court nominee played in discussions about legal issues after 9/11. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-kavanaugh-documents-prompt-partisan-debate-over-vetting/2018/08/09/eac307c8-9be2-11e8-843b-36e177f3081c_story.html.

Apple takes a very un-tech approach to solving fake news: human editors - USA TODAY

Apple buys a magazine app and touts the human vetting of articles on its News app; YouTube takes a different approach: Wikipedia ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/03/17/apple-takes-very-un-tech-approach-solving-fake-news-human-editors/433924002/

Backlog Of 700,000 Security Clearance Reviews Leads To Risky Interim Passes -- TPM

A government backlog of 700,000 security clearance reviews has led agencies like the Defense Department to inadvertently issue interim passes to criminals — even rapists and killers — fueling calls for better and faster vetting of people with access to the nation's secrets. The pileup, which is government-wide, is causing work delays for both federal and private intelligence efforts. ....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/govt-backlog-security-clearance-reviews

White House Deflects Blame To Obama Admin For Insufficiently Vetting Flynn -- TPM

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday blamed former President Barack Obama's administration for insufficiently vetting President Donald Trump's embattled former national security adviser Michael Flynn, amid new questions about Flynn's apparent failure to disclose payments he accepted from foreign governments. ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-white-house-blames-obama-flynn-vetting

White House plan to hire more border agents raises vetting fear, ex-senior official says | US news

As the White House moves forward with its plan to impose “extreme vetting” on immigrants to the US, a former senior official at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has raised questions about the Trump administration’s ability to properly vet new hires as it fulfills its pledge to dramatically increase the number of border agents. James Tomsheck headed CBP’s internal affairs department during the agency’s last hiring surge and found the screening process failed to weed out people later charged with, and convicted of, corruption, primarily for smuggling drugs and people through their checkpoints....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/26/trump-plan-border-agents-vetting-james-tomsheck?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=215103&subid=22113254&CMP=GT_US_collection

Who Is Vetting The People At Mar-A-Lago? Democrats Want To Know. (The Huffington Post)

House Democrats are asking three federal agencies to explain the security measures implemented at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida to screen members, visitors and employees. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mar-a-lago_us_58a7577de4b045cd34c17d40?