Donald Trump's transition team is taking an unprecedented step and refusing to file the paperwork that would be needed as part of the peaceful transfer of power should he win re-election in November.According to a report from Politico's Hailey Fuchs and Meridith McGraw, the Trump team's "go it alon...

Donald Trump’s transition team is taking an unprecedented step and refusing to file the paperwork that would be needed as part of the peaceful transfer of power should he win re-election in November.

According to a report from Politico’s Hailey Fuchs and Meridith McGraw, the Trump team’s “go it alone” approach does deny them transition funding and assistance to assume power swiftly and seamlessly, but by balking at doing the necessary paperwork, it allows them to keep hidden their plans and raise unlimited amounts of cash without disclosing who is making the donations.

As the report notes, “if Trump wins the election and continues to drag his feet on signing the agreement with the White House, it will limit the information he and his team can access to understand current federal operations and challenges.”

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    2 months ago

    The report notes, “A person involved in the Trump transition said that they are exploring a ‘spectrum’ of legal options for working with the current administration, including signing and not signing the GSA agreements, and the potential implications,” before ominously adding, “By not signing the agreement with the White House, which provides access to the agencies, the Trump transition can also avoid submitting an ethics pledge, whose requirements are outlined by the Presidential Transition Act.”