Trump concurs with DOJ on conducting background checks on administration appointees.

• The DOJ has agreed to conduct background checks and begin the security clearance process for Trump administration nominees, as per an agreement reached by the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump.
• Despite controversy surrounding several of Trump's choices for key government positions, an agreement has been reached.
• Trump plans to appoint Pete Hegseth as Pentagon chief, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services, Kash Patel as FBI director, and Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

The Department of Justice has agreed to conduct background checks and start the security clearance process for Trump administration nominees and appointees, as announced by President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday.

Despite controversy surrounding some of Trump's choices for top government positions, including Defense Department, Health and Human Services, FBI, and director of national intelligence, an agreement has been reached.

A deal to have the FBI, a division of the DOJ, conduct background checks on Trump's nominees and appointees could make some U.S. senators more comfortable voting to approve his selections for such posts than they would be without such a deal.

On Day 1, President Trump and his team will be fully prepared to implement the America First Agenda, which was supported by an overwhelming majority of the nation, thanks to an agreement with the Department of Justice, as stated by Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff.

The transition team's memorandum of understanding with the DOJ enables the team to submit candidates for background checks and security clearances.

The transition team stated that gaining access to the information needed for leadership of federal agencies and departments will be facilitated by the additional insights afforded by the transition process.

An article in The New Yorker published a day before the MOU was announced, detailing allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety, and mismanagement of two non-profit veterans groups by Pete Hegseth, whom Trump has appointed as the next Defense secretary.

Following Trump's announcement of Hegseth as his nominee, it was reported that the former Fox News host had been investigated by police for a sexual assault allegation at a 2017 Republican event in California, but no charges were filed. Hegseth maintains his innocence.

Matt Gaetz, Trump's initial pick for U.S. attorney general, withdrew from consideration on November 21 due to renewed scrutiny of allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2017. Despite this, Gaetz maintains his innocence.

Trump announced that he would appoint his long-time loyalist Kash Patel as the FBI director over the weekend.

Last year, Patel pledged to focus on judges, lawyers, and journalists whom he deemed politically motivated in probing Trump.

"Patel informed former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon in an interview that they would determine whether the actions were criminal or civil, but they were putting everyone on notice. They would use the Constitution to prosecute them for crimes they claimed they had always been guilty of but never had."

Tulsi Gabbard's appointment as director of national intelligence by Trump has sparked controversy.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., stated on MSNBC that she believes Gabbard, who would lead 18 U.S. intelligence agencies as DNI if confirmed, is likely a Russian asset.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the vaccine skeptic and conspiracy promoter appointed by Trump to lead the HHS, was a heroin user during his teenage and young adult years.

Trump's nominees require background checks before confirmation by the Senate, as insisted upon by democratic senators.

In an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania stated that the nomination of Hegseth was part of an ongoing discussion among senators regarding Trump's nominees.

Fetterman said that it was appropriate to have FBI background checks to help clarify the accusations against Hegseth.

The senator stated, "If you're going to lead the most dangerous group in human history, it's only fitting to have a full FBI background."

Some Republican senators have expressed reservations about confirming Hegseth as the incoming chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., informed NBC News that some members have questions and they will search for an answer.

- Additional reporting by CNBC's Christina Wilkie