Trump Nominees Working Without Being Confirmed

[DonViejo]

October 20, 2017 at 10:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

“The Trump administration is pushing the limits of an obscure federal law that restricts nominees from serving in federal positions before they’re approved by the Senate,” Politico reports.

A review “has identified four officials at three different agencies doing substantially similar work to the position for which they have been nominated – despite not yet getting a green-light from the Senate.”

“Lawyers and other experts said the moves to have unconfirmed nominees show up for work appears to skirt the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which prohibits most people who have been nominated to fill a vacant government position from performing that office’s duties in an acting capacity.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/10/20/trump-nominees-working-without-confirmed/

[greymattermom]

1. So any change they make in policy

can be challenged, right? Bring in the lawyers.

[marylandblue]

2. It's probably another law with no enforcement mechanism

[FSogol]

3. Don't pay them. n/t