Elliot Williams

@elliotwilliams.bsky.social

CNN legal analyst watching all my favorite sports teams lose spectacularly. Pre-order my book FIVE BULLETS at: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052/five-bullets-by-elliot-williams/

Also important to note here that background checks aren’t just about who’s smoked weed or bounced a rent check. Biggest things they’re looking for are whether the applicant has ties to foreign governments or is susceptible to blackmail. It’s kiiiiiiiind of important, no matter who’s in power…

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2y ago

I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.