Summary

Donald Trump’s transition team has been barred from accessing federal agencies due to delays in signing standard ethics and transparency agreements, leaving Cabinet nominees without access to classified or non-public data.

This standoff hampers preparation for national security, workforce, and budget issues as the administration readies for the January 20 inauguration.

Concerns include safeguarding against threats like conflicts abroad and domestic crises, such as avian flu.

The delays also risk derailing nominee confirmations, with scrutiny over FBI background checks and controversies involving key picks like Pete Hegseth and Matt Gaetz.

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    4 hours ago

    Unfortunately, I feel like trump might simply close a lot of these agencies and replace with his own corrupt ones

    It’s one of the things dictators do

    And his fan base will love that he’s doing something and blame it on Biden

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    1 day ago

    Good. Democrats need to start playing hardball to combat the GOP’s anti-democratic antics.

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    2 days ago

    Maybe letting this guy think the rules somehow don’t apply to him wasn’t such a good idea after all.

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    1 day ago

    Ethics agreement his administration put into place if I’m not mistaken. An ethics agreement that was legally required to be signed and posted publicly on their campaign website by Oct 1st.

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      5 hours ago

      If he didn’t follow or challenge the rules he put into place it should go to the runner up. It won’t but it should

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    2 days ago

    He doesn’t give a shit - all he’s going to do with those agencies is to gut/destroy/exploit them for personal gain. He doesn’t need any playbook, he’s been destroying things his whole life.