“Republican control of the Senate thus gives Trump the chance to use recess appointments in radically new way — basically, standing up a new government in one fell swoop, but only if the Senate is willing to give him carte blanche in filling appointments as he wishes for two years,” Cameron said.

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the confirmation process.

Recess appointments are permitted by the Constitution and were created by the Founding Fathers to ensure the government could function even when lawmakers were sometimes out of se