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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy did Trump let Emily Murphy of GSA release the transition money?
The official explanation was that it was because 100 prominent businessmen were recommending it?
However, I am not sure that was the case?
In my opinion, he did not want the Congress to dig into the details of his lease of the Old Post Office Bldg, now known as the Trump International Hotel. He has been dodging the Congress for months on the subject. He leased it thru the GSA.
He immediately tweeted that because the GSA released the transition funds did not mean he was conceding or anything like that? (He just didn't want it examined at this time, it seems?)
There are a lot of secrets in the last four years, the people do not know about Donald Trump. He will attempt to take all the secrets with him when he leaves, I suppose?
drray23
(7,587 posts)I think he is moving to the phase where he is trying to figure out how to avoid prison, how to monetize his past presidency to clear his debts, etc.. Hence talks of a 100 mil book deal and maybe Pompeo flying around negociating on his behalf.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)It was just the pressure of states certifying or something. Oh here:
Link to tweet
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MSNBC
@MSNBC
I was told at one point that Emily Murphy as well as officials at the GSA literally had prepped their resignation letter...expecting at times to be fired last night, @Yamiche says of the pressure for the GSA to begin the transition process after states began certifying results.
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)week and they said no so she was stuck and the businessmen.
And Trump did not sign off that text came after it already hit CNN
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)The "apparent" in apparent winner became concrete.
She was now violating the law if she held off.
I have no doubt the GSA lawyers told her, "It's over. Law says you have to release the funds & start the process."
Being a felon is probably not at the top of her list.
Oh, and: I recall seeing the news that the email was sent hours before I saw the "I told her to" tweet.
Can't prove the timing was hours or not, maybe I wasn't paying attention the whole time. But, I would have thought the tweet would have been all over the news, even after the Murphy email. That wasn't what happened.
I also don't think PINO wrote that tweet.
iemitsu
(3,888 posts)Bills are due.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)If he forced Biden to sue, Trump was gonna lose so bad.
procon
(15,805 posts)stonewalled and denied Biden's transition, he would be blamed when things went wrong because Biden didn't have everything he needed to start his administration on time.
As it is, now he probably thinks he looks magnanimous and gracious for doing something normal that every other president did without needing to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to the podium to make the usual announcement.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)did not want Murphy in front of the House Committee with Katie Porter being present.
Not to forget,Trump has his Rental/Lease up for sale on the DC Hotel which was a gift from the same Murphy.
Porter White Boards with facts cause major Heart-Burn for those whom appear under Oath.
orwell
(7,754 posts)...including his fav Steve Schwarzman, convinced him that the jig was up.
https://www.wnem.com/news/us_world_news/trump-friend-and-adviser-steve-schwarzman-recognizes-biden-as-president-elect/article_8524353f-b0be-5447-bac5-b5001441cab0.html?block_id=994651
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)The Lincoln assassination, Roswell, UFO happenings, the JFK assassination, and whatever the hell else strange and/or conspiratorial that has happened to this country the last Century and a half all combined seem like quaint little musings compared to the Hydra Criminal Conspiracy the Trump Family & Republican Criminal Cabal has been up to each day from January, 2017 to January, 2021. Even though Donald was a dumb lazy ass, the underlings were not and smarter.
Until all of the dirty crap tRUMP and Republicans have done is exposed and punished for all to clearly see, the United States of America will ONLY see further escalation of the Republican Party's ruthless lawlessness, damage, destruction, and treason going forward guaranteed. That is a fact and one only has to look at the last 50 years to see the proof that it will. The American People want their heads and the rest of the Cabal's followers need to see it happen to change their behavior.