Warren warns Trump's Cabinet on financial conflicts
Warren warns Trump's Cabinet on financial conflicts
JORDAIN CARNEY
The Hill
"Cabinet officials must put the interests of the nation ahead of their own bank accounts. It's not just good government — it's the law," the Massachusetts Democrat said Friday, launching a tweetstorm over Trump's selections.
The New York Times reported this week that gathering financial information from Trump's Cabinet picks was going "arduously slow" even though the GOP wants to confirm many of the selections on the first day of the new administration.
Fifteen Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to the report on Thursday, demanding that Republicans hold off on scheduling confirmation hearings until Trump's picks have turned over the ethics and financial disclosure forms, passed an FBI background check, and tried to answer other "reasonable requests" for information.
Democrats face an uphill battle to block Trump's picks, who will only need a simple majority to clear the upper chamber. Republicans will have a 52-seat majority next year, and red-state Democrats in tough 2018 reelection races could also break ranks.
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