NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has begun soliciting information from his potential vice presidential candidates and has sent vetting papers to a list of top candidates in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the matter. effort.
Among those who have received requests are North Dakota Governor and Florida Senator Doug Burgum. Marco RubioOhio Sen. J.D. Vance and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, according to one of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the outreach.
Byron Donalds of Florida, Elise Stefanik of New York and Ben Carson, Trump’s 2016 rival, would also be on the list.
Various levels of paperwork have been exchanged with each of them, the second person said.
Representatives for the candidates did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. Aides have warned that Trump’s list is fluid and evolving and that the decision will be up to him.
The news comes a week after Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of 34 charges of falsifying company records in his criminal hush-money trial. He will be sentenced next month.
Trump has said he is in no rush to announce his running mate, and that he may wait until the Republican National Convention in July to announce the person who will serve with him on the GOP ticket.
In an appearance on Newsmax Tuesday night, Trump named Scott, Burgum, Rubio, Vance and Carson as among the warring parties.
The news that vetting materials had been sent to the top candidates was first reported by NBC and the list by ABC.
