Trump Advisers Propose Private Agency, Not FBI, Issue Security Clearances to Appointees: Report

Boris Epshteyn

A group of at least six advisers to Donald Trump are reportedly circulating a memo that proposes the GOP presidential nominee, if elected, be allowed to issue security clearances to his appointees without the normal FBI background-check process.

The advisers include Boris Epshteyn, a legal adviser to Trump who is involved in his 2024 campaign, sources told The New York Times, which reported the story on Sunday.

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Judge in Arizona ‘Fake Elector’ Case Sets Trial Date for 2026

Arizona Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen on Monday set the trial date in the “fake electors” case, which saw charges brought against multiple allies of former President Donald Trump, for January 5, 2026.

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