Trump appointee refuses to give Biden team resources needed for transition

[Lion Heart 15,041]

[Article is behind a paywall]. Here's another source: 

You likely have never heard of Emily Murphy. She’d actually prefer to keep it that way.

But the low-key civil servant has sole authority over whether or not Joe Biden’s transition can officially move forward, pushing her center stage in the presidential contest.

Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), must make an “ascertainment” that Biden has won the presidency before the transition can contact federal agencies or access the millions of dollars set aside for the team. While the Associated Press and POLITICO have determined that Biden has won the election, President Donald Trump has not conceded and recounts are ongoing. “The simple fact is this election is far from over,” Trump said in a statement Saturday. “Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.”

This has put Murphy in an awkward position.

As a rule, the GSA avoids any hint of partisanship. Even as the media declared Biden the winner on Saturday, the GSA was reluctant to immediately follow, saying in a statement that “an ascertainment has not yet been made. GSA and its Administrator will continue to abide by, and fulfill, all requirements under the law.” Every passing day, however, also stalls what was already a historically difficult transition. Making matters even more complicated, the law on the subject is vague and leaves it up to Murphy to determine when Biden is officially president-elect.

Biden’s transition did not respond to requests for comment.

Murphy could play it safe and wait until December 14, when the Electoral College is set to cast their ballots for the president. But doing so could also significantly hamper the Biden transition effort and leave them scrambling amid dueling public health and economic crises.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2020/11/07/meet-washingtons-most-powerful-woman-temporarily-791464

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The Biden transition team so far has tried to give the GSA some space to make its election decision, but signaled Sunday they were prepared to up the pressure on Murphy.

“Now that the election has been independently called for Joe Biden, we look forward to the GSA Administrator quickly ascertaining Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the President-elect and Vice President-elect,” a transition spokesperson told POLITICO. "America’s national security and economic interests depend on the federal government signaling clearly and swiftly that the United States government will respect the will of the American people and engage in a smooth and peaceful transfer of power.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/08/general-services-administration-biden-win-435203

[flyaway 15,350]

I simply don't get this nonsense. Is there actually any proof of Trumpet's claims?

I'd highly doubt it, but this is getting messy and that transition will simply be an abrupt process. What a loser. 

[caulixtla 2,170]

There is no credible evidence whatsoever of “election fraud” on the scale that would be needed to pull this election. Especially since, in some of the swing states Biden is winning (AZ, GA), the governor is a Republican.

Also, how does this conspiracy explain how Trump did so much better than the polling indicated? Are all of the polling organizations part of the conspiracy?

I call this whole notion that Trump can somehow win “Denial”. It’s not just a river in Egypt.

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

It's exhausting dealing with him and his annoying cult members...

[KORG 4,756]

Then she should lose her job. 

It speaks volumes that people are dying in a health crisis and an economic disaster... and team Trump are stifling efforts to move forward with action that would potentially stop alot of deaths.

Essentially they're sacrificing American lives.

[ItWasntLaauv 6,392]

She sounds like a b*tch.

[MelbHawker 6,583]

Surely there is something that can be done to get the transitioning of power going. Trump is just so vile. 

[mpthecat 928]

Just like they are trying to shower sanctions on Iran by Inauguration, just to make Biden’s work that much harder when he assumes office. 

https://www.axios.com/trump-administration-iran-sanctions-january-3951f776-09c9-4e55-b0f5-4a9c80e9e974.html

 

[littlepotter 76,610]

A flailing cockroach before getting stepped on, that's what they are. we LOVE to see it

[Xoxo Adriana 15,040]

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