The Trump-Vance transition crew has nonetheless not signed paperwork required to formally start the transition of energy, the White Home says.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre advised reporters Thursday that “Our groups proceed to remain in contact” and “as of now… the Trump-Vance transition crew has not but entered into the agreements with the White Home and the Normal Service Administration (GSA).”
Not signing the paperwork means the federal government cannot present safety clearances and briefings to incoming administration officers and the FBI cannot display screen Trump’s picks for the Cupboard and different key posts. The agreements additionally present “workplace area, IT gear, workplace provides, fleet autos, mail administration, and fee of compensation and different bills,” based on the GSA.
“President Biden met with the president-elect to indicate that transition of energy and clearly providing, any help, wanted to ensure that occurs in a manner that’s peaceable, clearly, and environment friendly,” based on Jean-Pierre.
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President Joe Biden met with President-elect Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Nov. 13. (AP/Evan Vucci)
“So have been going to proceed to interact with the Trump transition crew, to make sure that we do have that environment friendly, efficient, transition of energy,” she added. “And in these conversations, we definitely are stressing that the White Home and the administration stand prepared to offer help and that entry to companies and data definitely outlined within the GSA, and the White Home memorandum of settlement. So, these conversations proceed. And we would like this to go easily, and that is what we’re attempting to get to.”
The continued delay on agreeing to begin the formal transition course of could finally pressure senators to vote on Trump’s Cupboard picks with out the advantage of the standard background checks, the Related Press reported.
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White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks in the course of the day by day briefing on the White Home on Thursday, Nov. 21. She stated the Trump-Vance transition crew nonetheless hasn’t signed paperwork that may formally start the transition of energy. (AP/Ben Curtis)
That course of is designed to uncover private issues, legal histories and different potential pink flags that will elevate questions on a nominee’s suitability for key jobs.
It’s unclear why the paperwork haven’t been signed but.
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)
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Transition spokesman Brian Hughes stated earlier this month that the crew’s “attorneys proceed to constructively have interaction with” attorneys and officers from President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration and promised updates “as soon as a choice is made.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
