NEW YORK — Former president donald trump The Trump campaign has begun soliciting information from his potential vice presidential candidates, sending verification documentation to a list of leading candidates in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the effort.
Among those who have received requests are North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio 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 release. .
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York and Trump’s 2016 rival Ben Carson would also be on the list.
Various levels of paperwork were exchanged with each, the second person said.
Representatives for the candidates did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
Aides have warned that Trump’s list is fluid and evolving and that the decision will be up to him.
“Anyone who claims to know who or when President Trump will choose his vice president is lying, unless the person is named Donald J. Trump,” Trump campaign spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement.
The news comes a week after Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his office. hush money criminal trial. He is expected to be sentenced next month.
Trump has said he is in no rush to announce his running mate and may wait until the Republican National Convention in July to reveal the person who will serve with him on the Republican ticket.
In an appearance on Newsmax Tuesday night, Trump listed Scott, Burgum, Rubio, Vance and Carson as among those in the race.
The news that vetting materials had been sent to the top candidates was first reported by NBC and the list by ABC.
