Senate GOP say Biden team doesn't need immediate access to government to begin transition

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

Senate Republicans said Tuesday that Joe Biden, whom media groups have projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, doesn’t need authority from the General Services Administration (GSA) to formally begin the transition of power.

Emily Murphy, the GSA administrator and a Trump appointee, has not yet issued a letter of ascertainment to allow Biden’s team to formally begin the transfer of power.

Without it, Biden’s advisors don’t have access to government offices or secure briefing facilities, which would allow them to begin background checks of potential nominees.

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“I don’t think anything that’s occurred so far interrupts an ordinary process of moving through the various steps that I indicated and allowing, if there is a new administration, it to work through the transition. All of these steps will be taken at the appropriate time,” McConnell told reporters after being re-elected for another term as majority leader.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/525316-senate-gop-say-biden-team-doesnt-need-immediate-access-to-government-to-begin

[yaesu]

1. McTurtle speak for "i'm going to hold up everything like I did to Obama" nt

[onetexan]

2. Question is what are they hiding?

[Mawspam2]

4. Everything, Katie.

Everything, Katie.

[Journeyman]

3. McTurtle has NOT been re-elected for another term "as majority leader" . . .

The issue of which party will be the majority won't be settled until after the Georgia runoff elections on January 5.

[Polybius]

6. But unfortunately he is until January 5th

Hopefully he won't be after.

[keithbvadu2]

5. A standard right-wing excuse for Dubya ignoring 911 warnings to allow 911 was that he was delayed in

A standard right-wing excuse for Dubya ignoring 911 warnings to allow 911 was that he was delayed in his transition. Moscow Mitch has just voided that excuse.

[rickford66]

7. Embassies used to burn everything, but now we have industrial shredders.

At least the Trumpers probably don't realize every text/email has multiple copies somewhere. Biden will have to get some good hackers to track everything down.

[EndlessWire]

8. Yeah, FU Kentucky n/t

[0nirevets]

9. Obstruct, interfere, delay, postpone, deny, lie constantly. It's the GOP way.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Yeah, Greed Over People can't win without cheating and can't lose without cheating. . . nt

[abqtommy]

10. Senate GOP Sphincter says "What"?

to Mike Meyers

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. "Doesn't need", but gee, it would be good for the USA if Biden got the cooperation he requested &

... that he requested and is standard practice to ensure American security and continuity.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. There's always work arounds

Harris is on the Senate Intelligence committee so she should have access to the latest information. Schiff is chair of the House Intell committee. If Biden needs a scif, House Dems can offer theirs to Biden. Pelosi knows what's happening, too.

I'm sure there are plenty more workarounds, too.