Candidates for key positions in U.S. intelligence and security agencies are being asked whether they believe President Donald Trump's claims about his 2020 election victory and what they think the consequences will be, The Washington Post reported.

The newspaper added in a report published on Saturday, citing unnamed sources, that questions were directed to many current and former officials about the results of the 2020 presidential election, as well as about the storming of the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, two matters that Trump considers opinions about as indicators of loyalty.

The newspaper report stated that two former officials who were candidates for positions in intelligence agencies were asked about the riots and whether they occurred with “complicity from a responsible party,” and whether the 2020 elections were “stolen.”

Neither of them was selected for the position they were nominated for, but it was not clear if there were other reasons for their rejection.