Texas senator John Cornyn said on Sunday that the Senate is under no obligation to confirm any of President-elect Biden’s nominees if they hide information.
Cornyn cited a New York Times article that says Biden’s top allies’ connections to consulting firm WestExec Advisors and the investment fund Pine Island Capital Partners, could be his “first test of transparency and ethics.”
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“Mr. Biden’s transition office stopped short of saying that all clients would be disclosed — and ethics rules allow incoming federal officials to withhold the identities of clients if the arrangements are subject to confidentiality agreements,” a portion of the Times report read.
Cornyn responded to that excerpt on Twitter, writing: “Maybe, maybe not. But the Senate is not obligated to confirm anyone who hides this information.”
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Biden’s nominee for secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and one of his possible Defense secretary options, Michèle Flournoy, are among those linked to WestExec and Pine Island Capital according to the Times.
