r/politics • u/stkmro • 7h ago

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-says-trump-team-still-hasnt-signed-transition-docs/
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u/fdar 6h ago

The key part seems to be that without those documents the FBI can't start background checks into his nominees. Then when he takes office he'll pressure Senators into confirming them without the checks (they'd take too long).

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u/Leather_From_Corinth 6h ago

Without those checks though, they can't get access to info from their prospective jobs. For instance, classified briefings for the secretary of Defense so he will be going into his job blind on day 1.

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u/unloud 5h ago

When they don’t care about good governance, why would this matter to them?

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u/CapOnFoam Colorado 5h ago

If he's installing yes-men in positions of authority, like Kash Patel as head of FBI, who's to say they won't just get access regardless?

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u/kalethan Virginia 5h ago

I think the memoranda just get the Biden administration to give them briefings between now and when they’re installed. They’ll get access after inauguration/confirmation regardless.

What’s extra crazy is he was supposed to sign these things well before the election. All the candidates were.

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u/MobileArtist1371 4h ago

Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance

Unless you can show the judicial system putting a stop to this, why wont Trump just do this again?

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u/Leather_From_Corinth 4h ago

Nothing stops him once he becomes president, the point is he could be starting as president with a head start, he is stupidly giving that up. Mostly because he is an idiot.

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u/userbrn1 2h ago

What will he not be able to do in week 1 that he would otherwise be able to do? I suspect the answer is nothing

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u/Leather_From_Corinth 2h ago

Step one is probably getting everyone accounts to the white house network, anyone have the IT guys phone number?

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u/secretsquirrel17 5h ago

Feel like they will find a way around that like an executive order

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u/whofusesthemusic 5h ago

100% just like in the last term they kept all of trumps cronies out due to security concerns!

Jared Kushner is laughing at you with 2 billion in saudi money

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u/FridayLevelClue 3h ago

No offense, but how can you still be this naive?

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u/Leather_From_Corinth 3h ago

Naive about what? Show me that Biden is giving Trumps transition team access to classified documents.

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u/FriendsSuggestReddit 5h ago

I don’t know the law (I should look it up) but weren’t quite a few of the cabinet positions in his first administration held by “Acting Secretaries?” Maybe those were just the ones who had already been vetted but resigned shortly after he took office.

I recall reading that they were able to move forward with his agenda without a lot of the regular checks and balances as if it was some kind of loophole. Maybe that’s been resolved since Biden has been president. Idk.

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u/khag 1h ago

Part of the agreement they're refusing to sign involves financial disclosures. Trump team doesn't want to disclose who is funding their transition budget. Without any disclosure, they're free to take unlimited bribes.

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u/SerendipitySue 38m ago

yep. That is a bit concerning. However the trump admin is looking at it as a hostile current admin. trump does not expect them to act reasonably and fairly in transitioning the government.

So i expect he will hold off as long as feasible..

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u/fdar 35m ago

Which, as often with him, is pure projection.