Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who was rumored to be on Trump’s shortlist to serve as Treasury secretary, said most American’s “don’t care” whether Trump uses the FBI to vet his nominees, something that fellow Republican senators have demanded.
Hagerty argued over the weekend that it doesn’t make a difference to most Americans whether the FBI or an independent firm conducts a background check of a nominee, such as Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice to serve as secretary of Defense, who was accused of sexual assault by a woman in 2017. No charges were filed against Hegseth.
“I don’t think the American public cares who does the background........