Biden denied transition funds as Trump refuses to concede
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter & Daniel Chaitin, Breaking News Editor |
| November 08, 2020 09:13 PM
Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden is so far being denied resources by the Trump administration to initiate a formal transfer of power.
Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, has yet to sign off on a transition that would allow funding, office space, and access to government agencies to the Biden team.
“An ascertainment has not yet been made. GSA and its Administrator will continue to abide by, and fulfill, all requirements under the law," GSA spokeswoman Pamela Pennington said in a statement to reporters on Sunday.
"The GSA Administrator does not pick the winner in the Presidential election. In accordance with the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended, the GSA Administrator ascertains the apparent successful candidate once a winner is clear based on the process laid out in the Constitution," GSA's spokeswoman had said shortly before that. "The Administrator’s ascertainment is done for the purposes of making services provided by the PTA available. Until an ascertainment is made, the statute allows for the Biden Transition Team to continue to receive the pre-elect services from the government (e.g., limited office space, computers, background investigations for security clearances). GSA has met all statutory requirements under the PTA for this election cycle and will continue to do so."
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