Raskin demands FBI vetting of Trump nominees, details on Epshteyn

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday made a series of demands of the Trump transition team, asking for assurances President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees will undergo FBI vetting while also requesting details about aide Boris Epshteyn’s alleged profiting from promoting those seeking new posts.

The letter from Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, comes as the Trump team floated using outside firms to do background checks on its nominees, rather...