President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition team to coordinate with the existing federal workforce ahead of taking office on Jan. 20.
"But Trump has declined to sign a separate agreement with the General Services Administration that would have given his team access to secure government offices and email accounts, in part because it would require that the president-elect limit contributions to $5,000 and reveal who is donating to his transition effort…
…Trump’s team on Friday formally told the GSA that they would not utilize the government office space blocks from the White House reserved for their use, or government email accounts, phones and computers during the transition.
The White House said it does not agree with Trump’s decision to forgo support from the GSA, but is working on alternate ways to get Trump appointees the information they need without jeopardizing national security. Federal agencies are receiving guidance on Tuesday on how to share sensitive information with the Trump team without jeopardizing national security or non-public information…For instance, agencies may require in-person meetings and document reviews since the Trump team has declined to shift to using secure phones and computers."
Other reporting indicates that they will still not be using the FBI to conduct background checks on potential nominees.
Other reporting indicates that they will still not be using the FBI to conduct background checks on potential nominees.
Who are they using? The KGB?
But her emails?
The entire thing is ridiculous. And it’s all a-ok with everyone in the government.