President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team will have some formal briefings with outgoing staff members, but it has so far refused to allow the F.B.I. to do security clearances for transition members.
Very likely because much of their team can’t pass a background check, and they know it.
Yes, since when does the FBI need permission from a non-president? Until he sits in the chair the upcoming regime should have nothing to say against legit investigations.