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House Democrat says Trump campaign has 'refused to commit to a smooth transition' by not working with administration [View all]

Source: NBC News

Oct. 23, 2024, 11:00 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 23, 2024, 12:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, is sounding the alarm over former President Donald Trump's failure to enter into key agreements with the Biden administration for the presidential transition process, warning that it could endanger the peaceful transfer of power and threaten U.S. national security.

In a letter sent Wednesday to Trump and his vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, obtained exclusively by NBC News, Raskin warned that they are "breaking the precedent set by every other presidential candidate since 2010" by not accepting resources provided by the federal government for a smooth transition.

"Your actions depart from well-established norms of the federal government and demonstrate a spectacular disregard for the successful continuation of the essential institutions of American democratic government," Raskin wrote. The Maryland Democrat said it appears Trump could be trying to flout fundraising reporting requirements and rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest in the incoming administration.

Both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were supposed to enter into memorandums of understanding (MOU), or agreements, with the General Services Administration by Sept. 1 and MOUs with the White House by Oct. 1 as part of the transition process. The Trump campaign has missed the deadlines, while Harris’ campaign entered into the agreements in September, Raskin said. A GSA spokesperson confirmed the agreement with the Harris campaign to NBC News on Wednesday and said the agency is "actively working with the Trump transition team to complete" a separate agreement.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/house-dem-says-trumps-campaign-refused-commit-smooth-transition-not-wo-rcna176648

Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25247682/raskin-letter-to-trump-and-vance-on-transition-mous.pdf

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House Democrat says Trump campaign has 'refused to commit to a smooth transition' by not working with administration [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 23 OP

Same as 2016. The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis has a whole chapter on Obama's preparation and the slobfather's mobeau69 Oct 23 #1

I remember when the election was called BumRushDaShow Oct 23 #2

Yep, Lewis covered that part of the shit show. mobeau69 Oct 23 #3

I thankfully retired a couple weeks after he was inaugurated BumRushDaShow Oct 23 #5

There was a lot of that going around. mobeau69 Oct 23 #6

This is a 🚨 Drum Oct 23 #4

This begins background checks and clearances for their personnel Captain Zero Oct 23 #7

I remember being down in the D.C. metro area for training the week Obama was elected in 2008 BumRushDaShow Oct 24 #8

What transition? He's not going to win. Novara Oct 24 #9

That was my thought BumRushDaShow Oct 24 #10

After the election the shooting starts ... 4th Oct 24 #11

Very telling. In other words, no need for a transition. They will just take power and put a wrecking ball the our onetexan Oct 24 #12

that's their plan et tu Oct 24 #13

it's called Project 2025 onetexan Oct 24 #15

Damn, are you surprised ? republianmushroom Oct 24 #14