Darrell Issa's nomination for trade post hits a snag over his FBI background file [View all]
Source: Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Darrell Issa’s nomination to serve as a Trump administration trade official hit a road block Thursday amid concerns over something in the former California congressman’s FBI background file.
Early in a confirmation hearing by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, the GOP chairman announced that a vote on Issa’s nomination to lead Trump’s U.S. Trade and Development Agency would be delayed until the White House agreed to make available Issa’s FBI background file to the full committee. It was unclear what in the file was raising concerns among members.
“There’s information in his FBI background investigation that concerns me greatly, and that I believe members may find problematic, and potentially disqualifying for Senate confirmation,” said Ranking Democrat Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who has held Issa’s nomination up for a year.
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) said that the committee would not vote until the White House made the FBI file available. “We’re going to get this file open,” Risch sad.
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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-19/darrell-issas-nomination-for-trade-post-hits-a-snag-over-his-fbi-background-file
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