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highplainsdem

(52,839 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:06 PM Nov 26

After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday reached a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office on Jan. 20.

The congressionally mandated agreement allows transition aides to work with federal agencies and access non-public information and gives a green light to government workers to talk to the transition team.

But Trump has declined to sign a separate agreement with the General Services Administration that would have given his team access to secure government offices and email accounts, in part because it would require that the president-elect limit contrbutions to $5,000 and reveal who is donating to his transition effort.

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As part of the agreement with the White House, Trump’s team will have to publicly disclose its ethics plan for the transition operation and make a commitment to uphold it, the White House said. Transition aides must sign statements that they have no financial positions that could pose a conflict of interest before they receive access to non-public federal information.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-transition-background-check-gsa-3ff94c48a8a996a2cd5399c3eda38161

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After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 26 OP

So like everything else The Felon does, this is livetohike Nov 26 #1

He always trys to play the angles hoping he can score one on the opposition. Biophilic Nov 26 #2

So if they violate moniss Nov 26 #3

More time kacekwl Nov 26 #4

So, are they just going to back channel again? nature-lover Nov 26 #5

Trump's team will use its unsecure phones & computers to back channel Putin right into the U.S. govt. ancianita Nov 27 #6

livetohike

(23,052 posts)

1. So like everything else The Felon does, this is

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:16 PM

Nov 26

half assed too. He never completes anything.

Biophilic

(4,989 posts)

2. He always trys to play the angles hoping he can score one on the opposition.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:27 PM

Nov 26

He really is just a grifter.

moniss

(6,151 posts)

3. So if they violate

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:34 PM

Nov 26

the agreements then enforcement would be with their own AG Pam "25 Grand" Bondi. I'm sure that won't happen.

kacekwl

(7,650 posts)

4. More time

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:46 PM

Nov 26

for grifting and stealing from Maga's Suckers.

nature-lover

(1,718 posts)

5. So, are they just going to back channel again?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 04:52 PM

Nov 26

More from the original AP news link:

"Trump’s team on Friday formally told the GSA that they would not utilize the government office space blocks from the White House reserved for their use, or government email accounts, phones and computers during the transition.

The White House said it does not agree with Trump’s decision to forgo support from the GSA, but is working on alternate ways to get Trump appointees the information they need without jeopardizing national security. Federal agencies are receiving guidance on Tuesday on how to share sensitive information with the Trump team without jeopardizing national security or non-public information.

For instance, agencies may require in-person meetings and document reviews since the Trump team has declined to shift to using secure phones and computers. For unclassified information, agencies may ask Trump transition staff to attest that they are taking basic safeguards, like using two-factor authentication on their accounts."

ancianita

(38,880 posts)

6. Trump's team will use its unsecure phones & computers to back channel Putin right into the U.S. govt.

Reply to nature-lover (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 05:50 AM

Nov 27

The NSA and allied partners already know where Trump & his team's secret money comes from.

The rightful response to Trump's slow roll power grab is for Biden to forbid any sensitive or classified information to be made available to this secretive, dishonest and untrustworthy occupant-elect. Let them use their P25 map, but Biden's branch should never open itself to the secret treasons of this Putin puppet.

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