Each time, the vetting essentially started from scratch. In addition to the countless forms, lengthy questionnaires, and background investigations, there was an interview with a paralegal whose job was to ferret out any information that might conceivably bear on the nomination.
在我的职业生涯中，我曾遭遇过五次参议院确认程序。每一次，审查都会从头开始。除了数不清的表格、冗长的问卷调查和背景调查，你还需接受法律助理的面试，他的职责是挖掘所有可以从提名中获得的信息。