In latest blow to Trump, GSA administrator releases transition funds to Biden
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Source: yahoo!news
Emily Murphy, the top official in General Services Administration in charge of making millions of dollars in transition funding available to the winner of the presidential election, said Monday that President-elect Joe Biden would receive those funds.
As the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration, I have the ability under the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended, to make certain post-election resources and services available to assist in the event of a presidential transition, Murphy said in a letter sent Monday to Biden. I take this role seriously and, because of recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results, am transmitting this letter today to make those resources and services available to you.
Murphy, who is tasked with ascertaining the winner of the presidential election, had come under fire from Democrats who accused her of blocking the transition funds out of loyalty to President Trump. Murphy denied those accusations in her letter to Biden.
Contrary to media reports and insinuations, my decision was not made out of fear or favoritism. Instead, I strongly believe that the statue requires that the GSA Administrator ascertain, not impose, the apparent president-elect, Murphy wrote.....
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/in-latest-blow-to-trump-gsa-administrator-releases-transition-funds-to-biden-235344475.html
About Fricken time.
msongs
(67,395 posts)LSFL
(1,109 posts)She may have been looking at some pretty serious charges.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)IsItJustMe
(7,012 posts)Not the exact same. Different news sources. Some different details. You tell me?
Cha
(297,160 posts)FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)Thanks Emily, now GTFO.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)Whatever. Lawrence O'Donnell pointed out that the word "transition" was not used at all-- deliberately, I'm sure.
Sorest. Loser. Ever
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Progress!
KY......... .........
Omaha Steve
(99,602 posts)Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142634795
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Omaha Steve
(99,602 posts)Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142634795
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