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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Gets Help Again From Appointee Holding Up Biden Transition
Trump Gets Help Again From Appointee Holding Up Biden Transition
By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Ari Natter
November 9, 2020, 4:56 PM EST
A little-known agency head who has delayed triggering a formal government transition to the Biden administration has been a top official at the organization when it sided with President Donald Trump in disputes.
Emily W. Murphy, the Trump-appointed administrator of the General Services Administration, has not yet declared Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the presidential election, a decision that would unlock millions of dollars in transition funding but contradict Trumps unfounded assertion that he won.
Murphy, who declined through a spokesperson to comment, was at the GSA when it decided to keep housing the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washingtons Old Post Office Pavilion and when it abruptly reversed plans to relocate the nearby FBI headquarters that could free up real estate for a competitor.
That record is raising scrutiny of Murphys role under federal law ascertaining the winner of the presidential contest. Democrats and the Biden transition team have called on Murphy to confirm the projections made by independent media organizations on Saturday based on state vote totals and projections.
She has a history of being subservient to President Trump, said Representative Gerald E. Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia who heads a House oversight subcommittee on government operations. Connolly called on Murphy to do the right thing and begin the Biden transition without delay.
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Trump Gets Help Again From Appointee Holding Up Biden Transition (Original Post)
babylonsister
Nov 2020
OP
And all these troublemakers in government positions are permanently banned from the government.
WyattKansas
Nov 2020
#4
Biden saw this coming and prepared for it. Has 7 million in his transition fund
Thekaspervote
Nov 2020
#2
TexasTowelie
(112,121 posts)1. Ms. Murphy should start looking for another job.
She is rising quickly on the list of people that need to be fired.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)4. And all these troublemakers in government positions are permanently banned from the government.
Otherwise these pathetic whackamoles will rear their heads on another day to cause trouble.
Thekaspervote
(32,755 posts)2. Biden saw this coming and prepared for it. Has 7 million in his transition fund
Look for Beau of the 5th column on youtube to explain
be willing to give to Pres-Elect Biden Transition fund if needed.
babylonsister
(171,056 posts)5. UPDATE!!! Biden Transition Threatens Legal Action
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214519047
Biden Transition Threatens Legal Action
November 9, 2020 at 8:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 14 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/09/biden-transition-threatens-legal-action/
"SNIP.....
Joe Bidens transition team is warning that it may take legal action if the General Services Administration fails to make an official determination that Joe Biden has won the election, Axios reports.
.....SNIP"
Biden Transition Threatens Legal Action
November 9, 2020 at 8:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 14 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/09/biden-transition-threatens-legal-action/
"SNIP.....
Joe Bidens transition team is warning that it may take legal action if the General Services Administration fails to make an official determination that Joe Biden has won the election, Axios reports.
.....SNIP"