President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he wants to use “recess appointments” to confirm his Cabinet nominees when he takes office, a process that could allow controversial picks like former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to avoid a contentious Senate confirmation process—but may be hard to implement in practice.

President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for recess appointments to place members of his administration into positions without the advice and consent of the Senate. It is a tactic that presidents do not often use for their whole administrations,