Here's how Donald Trump could try to install his controversial cabinet picks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : But their own political careers may rest with backing Trump.
58% : It's a big "if.""The No. 1 learning from the first Trump four years: The rules on the parchment can't defend themselves.
56% : Certainly standing up to Trump seems a challenge."
52% : Trump has already raised one possibility -- recess appointments, which in essence mean plowing ahead while the Senate is on break.
44% : Trump aide Stephen Miller confirmed to Fox News this week that recess appointments are being considered, adding Trump will "use all lawful, constitutional means" to fulfil his mandate.
39% : A lawyer who tried helping Trump overturn the 2020 election says the president can use that.Jeff Clark, who served in Trump's Justice Department, described this option in the podcast hosted by his ally Steve Bannon.
34% : Cabinet nominees require approval by the U.S. Senate, but Trump could potentially bypass the upper chamber by forcing it into recess.
32% : A candidate could be installed on a temporary basis for 300 days, provided they were not formally nominated after Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
27% : What they mean for Canada:Trump has "tools in his quiver," said Clark, who has been fighting disbarment for actions he took as Trump's acting assistant attorney general in 2020.

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