Memo prepared by ex-president’s team urges him to grant security clearances without government vetting if electedUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump could skip FBI background checks to grant immediate security clearance to numerous appointees who might otherwise fail to pass traditional vetting hurdles, according to a memorandum prepared by his closest advisers.A memo being promoted by Boris Epshteyn, a senior legal adviser to the former president, is urging him to dispense with the time-honoured convention – originally designed to protect national security – as an apparent means of packing a new administration with loyalists subordinate to him rather than the US government in general.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...