On Monday, Joe Biden was formally given the go-ahead by a federal agency to begin his transition to the White House, shortly after the battleground state of Michigan voted to certify its election.
The U.S. General Services Administration, an independent agency, informed Biden that his transition – leading up to a Jan. 20 inauguration – could officially begin. In a tweet, President Donald Trump wrote that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy and her team should “do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.”
Most states have yet to certify the results of their election and the Trump campaign is continuing its legal battles, alleging fraud, impropriety, and misconduct by election officials that tainted the election process. Other Republicans and voters have also filed lawsuits on the same basis. Most major media networks have announced Joe Biden as the President-elect ahead of certification.
The move by the GSA means Biden’s team will now have federal funds and an official office to conduct his transition over the next two months. It also paves the way for Biden and Kamala Harris to receive regular national security briefings that the President also gets.
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