Candidates for top U.S. national security and law enforcement jobs are being asked whether they back President Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud concerns, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Questions put to several current and former officials centered around the result of the election and the Jan. 6, 2021, protests at the Capitol, two issues that Trump has seen as matters of loyalty, the newspaper said, citing anonymous sources.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Two former officials who were being considered for intelligence jobs were asked whether Jan. 6 was "an inside job" and whether the 2020 election was "stolen," the report said. The officials were not selected for the jobs, though it was not clear whether there were other reasons for the rejections.