Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover'

[Crepitus]

Under U.S. law, the president-elect can keep the names of donors who support their transition team private. The Presidential Transition Act allows for the establishment of a transition team, and while the funding for these teams can come from private donations, there are no strict requirements for public disclosure of donor identities. This means that the president-elect has the discretion to keep donor information confidential, which has been a point of discussion and debate regarding transparency in the transition process.

The ability for a president-elect to keep donor information private can be seen as both a loophole and a matter of responsibility.

1. Loophole Perspective: Critics may argue that this lack of required disclosure creates a loophole that allows for potential influence or favoritism by undisclosed donors. It raises concerns about transparency and accountability in the transition process, as the public may not know who is financially supporting the incoming administration.

2. Responsibility Perspective: On the other hand, supporters might argue that it is the responsibility of the president-elect to manage their transition team and funding as they see fit. They may contend that the ability to keep donor information private allows for more flexibility in fundraising and can help ensure that the transition is adequately funded without the pressure of public scrutiny on individual donors.

Ultimately, the interpretation can vary based on one's perspective on transparency and the role of money in politics.

The big boss of NY times is liberal, of course. That wealthy family still doesn't like Trump or conservatives. lol.

And who was the last president to take advantage of this oh so convenient "loophole" option?

 

[Moonglow]

Seems like he's already getting the bribery going and he hasn't even taken office.

An indication of what's to come, IMHO. Lawlessness and chaos.

This is a good first clue that Trump has no intention of even pretending to follow the law this time. And why should he? He knows he has immunity:

President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term.

Mr. Trump has so far declined to sign an agreement with the Biden administration that imposes strict limits on that fund-raising in exchange for up to $7.2 million in federal funds earmarked for the transition. By dodging the agreement, Mr. Trump can raise unlimited amounts of money from unknown donors to pay for the staff, travel and office space involved in preparing to take over the government.

Mr. Trump is the first president-elect to sidestep the restrictions, provoking alarm among ethics experts.

Those seeking to curry favor with the incoming administration now have the opportunity to donate directly to the winning candidate without their names or potential conflicts ever entering the public sphere. And unlike with campaign contributions, foreign nationals are allowed to donate to the transition.

Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money

Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions.

www.nytimes.com

He doesn't need to follow the law and he doesn't need no stinkin' badges to be a bandito.

 

[eagle1462010]

MSN

A thousand miles from the austere buildings where Washington runs, Donald Trump’s transition team in his Mar-a-Lago resort has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government.

Since his victory, Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. Instead, the president-elect, who has pledged to fire thousands of civil servants and slash billions of dollars in spending, has so far almost fully cut out the government agencies his predecessors have relied on to take charge of the federal government.


Trump has yet to collaborate with the General Services Administration, which is tasked with the complex work of handing over control of hundreds of agencies, because he has not turned in required pledges to follow ethics rules. His transition teams have yet to set foot inside a single federal office......

LOL.....The swamp is in a panic!

It means that they can't immediately start leaking shit and undermining him at every turn.....Trump learned from last time.

Gee, I don't remember there being an instruction manual for a transition by the founding fathers other than the date and time to be sworn in.

Meh, the swamp can sweat......Hey, they say it's a lot less painful if you don't see it coming.

GOOD

 

[1srelluc]

For what? I'm well set. I'mma sit back, watch the slow motions train wreck, and laugh.

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[Crepitus]

Nah, I'mma be here to watch while he fails.

Just like last time.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Fuck what the Founders established, viva Trumpestan.

The Founders established the Federal Register, the Federal Reserve and a 2,000,000 member Bureaucracy?

 

[Moonglow]

The Founders established the Federal Register, the Federal Reserve and a 2,000,000 member Bureaucracy?

Again, you miss by a mile.

 

[Moonglow]

Nah, I'mma be here to watch while he fails.

Just like last time.

He won't live long enough to see it happen

 

[Cellblock2429]

So much for heritage and tradition....Keep on tearing them statues down you anarchist Tea Party wanna bes.

/---/ Your side tears down statues, not us.

 

[Moonglow]

/---/ Your side tears down statues, not us.

I have never done as such and I am no member of any political party nor do I adorate corrupt politicians like Trump and Biden, that would be yer dumb ass who does that.

 

[Picaro]

MSN

A thousand miles from the austere buildings where Washington runs, Donald Trump’s transition team in his Mar-a-Lago resort has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government.

Since his victory, Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. Instead, the president-elect, who has pledged to fire thousands of civil servants and slash billions of dollars in spending, has so far almost fully cut out the government agencies his predecessors have relied on to take charge of the federal government.


Trump has yet to collaborate with the General Services Administration, which is tasked with the complex work of handing over control of hundreds of agencies, because he has not turned in required pledges to follow ethics rules. His transition teams have yet to set foot inside a single federal office......

LOL.....The swamp is in a panic!

It means that they can't immediately start leaking shit and undermining him at every turn.....Trump learned from last time.

Gee, I don't remember there being an instruction manual for a transition by the founding fathers other than the date and time to be sworn in.

Meh, the swamp can sweat......Hey, they say it's a lot less painful if you don't see it coming.

That is good news indeed. Cutting the traitors out of the process is his best idea yet.

 

[Cellblock2429]

I have never done as such and I am no member of any political party nor do I adorate corrupt politicians like Trump and Biden, that would be yer dumb ass who does that.

/---/ I adore God. I support Trump.

 

[Moonglow]

/---/ I adore God. I support Trump.

Well, no one is perfect.

 

[Picaro]

Fuck what the Founders established, viva Trumpestan.

The Founders established deportations as the best way to deal with your ilk. Glad you approve of the Founders established methods.


Every society has a right to fix the fundamental principles of its association, and to say to all individuals, that if they contemplate pursuits beyond the limits of these principles and involving dangers which the society chooses to avoid, they must go somewhere else for their exercise; that we want no citizens, and still less ephemeral and pseudo-citizens, on such terms. We may exclude them from our territory, as we do persons infected with disease.


Thomas Jefferson to William H. Crawford, 1816

 

[JWBooth]

ROFLMAO! You think the founders established this federal byzantine bureaucracy?

Come on, get serious.

 

[Moonglow]

The Founders established deportations as the best way to deal with your ilk. Glad you approve of the Founders established methods.


Every society has a right to fix the fundamental principles of its association, and to say to all individuals, that if they contemplate pursuits beyond the limits of these principles and involving dangers which the society chooses to avoid, they must go somewhere else for their exercise; that we want no citizens, and still less ephemeral and pseudo-citizens, on such terms. We may exclude them from our territory, as we do persons infected with disease.


Thomas Jefferson to William H. Crawford, 1816

My ilk don't get deported, dork meister, which has nothing to with traditional transference of power practices used in the US since day one

 

[justoffal]

MSN

A thousand miles from the austere buildings where Washington runs, Donald Trump’s transition team in his Mar-a-Lago resort has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government.

Since his victory, Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. Instead, the president-elect, who has pledged to fire thousands of civil servants and slash billions of dollars in spending, has so far almost fully cut out the government agencies his predecessors have relied on to take charge of the federal government.


Trump has yet to collaborate with the General Services Administration, which is tasked with the complex work of handing over control of hundreds of agencies, because he has not turned in required pledges to follow ethics rules. His transition teams have yet to set foot inside a single federal office......

LOL.....The swamp is in a panic!

It means that they can't immediately start leaking shit and undermining him at every turn.....Trump learned from last time.

Gee, I don't remember there being an instruction manual for a transition by the founding fathers other than the date and time to be sworn in.

Meh, the swamp can sweat......Hey, they say it's a lot less painful if you don't see it coming.

He's avoiding the signatory obligations of a potential ethics entrapment....can't say I blame him.

 

[JWBooth]

Big recession coming in D.C. and the surrounding counties when the rent-seekers are shown the door.
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — A disaffected electorate wanted former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a blatant rejection of Vice President Kamala Harris and her nearly four years with President Joe Biden.

The Republican’s victory came from a public so put off by America’s trajectory that they welcomed his brash and disruptive approach. About 3 in 10 voters said they wanted total upheaval in how the country is run, according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide. Even if they weren’t looking for something that dramatic, more than half of voters overall said they wanted to see substantial change."

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-11-06/ap-votecast-voter-anxiety-over-the-economy-and-a-desire-for-change-returns-trump-to-the-white-house

Make Loudoun, Fairfax, Clarke, Frederick, and Prince William counties Virginia again.

 

[Delldude]

And who was the last president to take advantage of this oh so convenient "loophole" option?

Triggering in progress.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Nah, I'mma be here to watch while he fails.

Just like last time.

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Long four years coming.

Hope you've got a good stock of benzos in the medicine cabinet.







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