In Trump's first (mal)administration, the FBI botched (or was ordered to botch) its background investigation into Kavanaugh's detractors. Now, they apparently botched (or were ordered to botch) their background investigation into Hegseth's detractors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/fbi-pete-hegseth-background-check.html?searchResultPosition=1