Over the last two months, there has been a lot of talk about Trump’s cabinet appointments and which ones people believe will be approved by the Senate.
Some people have suggested that Trump will use recess appointments to get around Senate approval.
But there is also another way to do it.
Trump can use the Federal Vacancies Reform Act which was passed in 1998. He used this for some appointments in his first term and can certainly do so again in his second.
CBS News reported:
How Trump could put allies in key government posts without Senate approval
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in the White House in just a few weeks, he has suggested that he will use recess appointments to circumvent the Senate confirmation process and quickly install his picks to key positions across the federal government.
The demand has been met with pushback from some Republicans, but there is another way in which Trump could place those loyal to him in high-ranking positions without Senate approval, albeit temporarily: a 25-year-old federal law that sets the rules for presidents to tap acting officials to fill vacant positions that require Senate confirmation.
Enacted