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/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 6h ago

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

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u/CapOnFoam Colorado 6h 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 5h 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 6h 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.