Vought, who was believed to be a major player in the controversial "Project 2025" blueprint, wrote "I believe that the 2020 election was rigged.”

During the confirmation hearing for OMD Director nominee Russell Vought, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse torched Vought for refusing to answer his questions.

That roped Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham into the heated back and forth, who impressed on Vought that he did not have attorney-client privilege to evade a line of questioning as some of Trump’s other nominees did. “I am not claiming a privilege, Senator,” Vought said.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse torched Russell Vought’s evasive and bureaucratic non-answers, arguing that the nominee didn’t have any special privileges that afforded him the ability not to be ...

Vought’s Response To Question About Trump’s Executive Orders Has Whitehouse Stop Clock At yesterday's Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questioned Russell Vought, nominee for OMB Director.

President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.