WASHINGTON (Reuters) -UNITED STATE President- select Donald Trump’s shift group acknowledged it received to a contract on Tuesday with the Justice Department that may definitely allow it to ship names for historical past checks and security clearances, required for accessibility to recognized information.
Trump’s group lately approved a unique contract allowing straight management with authorities corporations and accessibility to recordsdata, nonetheless had really averted authorizing a contract with the Justice Department whereas talks proceeded.
The contract with the Justice Department “facilitates our agency landing teams gaining access to the information they need to prepare for leadership of the federal agencies and departments,” the Trump shift group acknowledged in a declaration.
“This agreement with the Department of Justice will ensure President Trump and his team are ready on Day 1 to begin enacting the America First Agenda that an overwhelming majority of our nation supported on Election Day,” Trump’s inbound principal of personnel, Susie Wiles, acknowledged within the declaration.
Trump takes office onJan 20.
(Reporting by Eric Beech; modifying by Rami Ayyub)
