Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Did Obama Seriously Vet Richardson?   [Byron York]

From the Washington Post this morning:

Sources within the transition and the Justice Department said that Richardson had played down the importance of the probe and did not reveal that his office and staff could be at risk. The seriousness of the matter became apparent after the FBI began its own background check on Dec. 2.

The news in this is the Post's report that the FBI background check began on December 2. Why is that news? Because Barack Obama formally announced the Richardson nomination, with Richardson standing at his side, on December 3. Now perhaps the Post has it wrong. But if the December 2 date is correct, did Team Obama really give Richardson a full vetting? I seem to remember criticism of the McCain campaign for an allegedly rushed and incomplete vetting…

01/06 06:02 AMShare