Meanwhile, Team Trump continues to refuse to participate in the ordinary transfer of power steps.
Trump blows through transition deadlines, sparking security concerns
"With 67 days until
President-elect Trump is sworn in, his administration-in-waiting is still bypassing the official process designed to facilitate the transfer of control over the vast federal bureaucracy.
Why it matters: Trump's
transition team tells Axios they're still discussing the agreements needed to kickstart the transition. For now, future Trump administration officials won't have access to the agencies they'll soon lead, to secure communications systems, or potentially to security briefings and clearances.
- Trump's team has so far declined to sign agreements which would force them to disclose donors and pledge to avoid conflicts of interest.
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The Trump transition team has
missed deadlines on two key agreements required by law: one memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration and another with the White House.
1. The GSA agreement, due Sept. 1, outlines the terms on which a transition team can take up office space, IT services and other equipment and facilities.
2. The White House agreement, due Oct. 1, is more critical, as it grants the transition team with conditions of access to employees, facilities and documents of federal agencies.
- "Everything rests on this White House MOU," Valerie Smith Boyd, the director of the Center for Presidential Transition, told Axios. ..."