Trump’s outrageously bad nominees draw all the headlines. But the routinely bad ones will do plenty of damage too.

The recess appointment route does exist. But it’s not clear how big an advantage it would give the incoming president.

FEW DONALD TRUMP ADVISERS have remained so close for so long with so much controversy as Boris Epshteyn, a hulking, brash, Bentley-driving, three-piece-suit wearing lawyer who loves to brag about how ...