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BREAKING: GSA Approves Biden Transition Funds
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy sent a letter to Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden informing him that she was authorizing the release of funds to him for a potential presidential transition.
While Murphy, who is a President Trump appointee, was careful to say she was not declaring a winner in the presidential election which is being contested by Trump, she cited
“recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results” for her decision Monday.
Murphy said she was not pressured or given direction by anyone in the administration.
However she said she received thousands of messages via phone, mail and online threatening herself, her family, staff and pets.
A copy of the letter was posted by CNN (full text below):
#Breaking: GSA’s Emily Murphy signs off and says the transition can begin, per @KristenhCNN pic.twitter.com/S6YKKQBrQR
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 23, 2020
Dear Mr. Biden:
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. See 3 U.S.C. § 102 note (the “Act”).
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.
I have dedicated much of my adult life to public service, and I have always strived to do what is right.
Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts.
I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official—including those who work at the White House or GSA—with regard to the substance or timing of my decision.
To be clear, I did not receive any direction to delay my determination.
I did, however, receive threats online, by phone, and by mail directed at my safety, my family, my staff, and even my pets in an effort to coerce me into making this determination prematurely.
Even in the face of thousands of threats, I always remained committed to upholding the law.
Contrary to media reports and insinuations, my decision was not made out of fear or favoritism.
Instead, I strongly believe that the statute requires that the GSA Administrator ascertain, not impose, the apparent president-elect.
Unfortunately, the statute provides no procedures or standards for this process, so I looked to precedent from prior elections involving legal challenges and incomplete counts.
GSA does not dictate the outcome of legal disputes and recounts, nor does it determine whether such proceedings are reasonable or justified.
These are issues that the Constitution, federal laws, and state laws leave to the election certification process and decisions by courts of competent jurisdiction.
I do not think that an agency charged with improving federal procurement and property management should place itself above the constitutionally-based election process.
I strongly urge Congress to consider amendments to the Act.
As you know, the GSA Administrator does not pick or certify the winner of a presidential election.
Instead, the GSA Administrator’s role under the Act is extremely narrow: to make resources and services available in connection with a presidential transition.
As stated, because of recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results, I have determined that you may access the post-election resources and services described in Section 3 of the Act upon request.
The actual winner of the presidential election will be determined by the electoral process detailed in the Constitution. Section 7 of the Act and Public Law 116-159, dated October 1, 2020, which provides continuing appropriations until December 11, 2020, makes $6,300,000 available to you to carry out the provisions of Section 3 of the Act.
In addition, $1,000,000 is authorized, pursuant to Public Law 116-159, to provide appointee orientation sessions and a transition directory.
I remind you that Section 6 of the Act imposes reporting requirements on you as a condition for receiving services and funds from GSA.
If there is anything we can do to assist you, please contact Ms. Mary D. Gibert, the Federal Transition Coordinator.
Sincerely,
Emily W. Murphy
Administrator
U.S. General Services Administration
cc: The Honorable Edward Kaufman
The Honorable Jeffrey Zients
The Honorable Mark Meadows
The Honorable Chris Liddell
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Biden Team Allowed To Start Transition, but Trump Makes It Clear He's Not Giving Up the Fight
By Jack Davis
Published November 24, 2020 at 8:12am
President Donald Trump announced Monday night that he has removed some roadblocks in the way of presumptive President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, but also emphasized he will not stop his legal battle over the results of the Nov. 3 election.
The Trump campaign alleges there was voter fraud and irregularities in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Despite multiple anecdotal incidents, however, proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the vote in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election.
The president announced in a series of tweets he was recommending that the General Services Administration make federal resources available to the Biden transition team.
“I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused — and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA,” Trump said.
“Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good fight, and I believe we will prevail!
Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.”
…fight, and I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
He then followed that up to make sure the world knew he was not quitting his battle.
“What does GSA being allowed to preliminarily work with the Dems have to do with continuing to pursue our various cases on what will go down as the most corrupt election in American political history?
We are moving full speed ahead. Will never concede to fake ballots & ‘Dominion,'” the president said.
What does GSA being allowed to preliminarily work with the Dems have to do with continuing to pursue our various cases on what will go down as the most corrupt election in American political history? We are moving full speed ahead. Will never concede to fake ballots & “Dominion”.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2020
Poll: 79 Percent of Trump Voters Believe ‘Election Was Stolen‘ https://t.co/PmMBmt05AI via @BreitbartNews
They are 100% correct, but we are fighting hard.
Our big lawsuit, which spells out in great detail all of the ballot fraud and more, will soon be filled. RIGGED ELECTION!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2020
Murphy wrote to the Biden campaign and said she had made the decision to release funds for the transition on her own.
Do you agree with Trump's decision?
77% (219 Votes) Yes
23% (64 Votes) No
“Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts,” Murphy said in the letter, according to Fox News.
“I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official — including those who work at the White House or GSA — with regard to the substance or timing of my decision.
“To be clear, I did not receive any direction to delay my determination.”
She said her decision came because of “recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results.”
Prior to Murphy’s actions on Monday, Michigan voted to certify the election results and a Trump challenge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, was thrown out.
Despite those setbacks, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said the campaign is not finished.
The Pennsylvania judge — Matthew Brann, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 when Biden was vice president — just did not listen to a “single fact,” he said.
“And I don’t know how a judge could’ve concluded that the facts aren’t substantial when they haven’t even been presented yet,” Giuliani said. “Unfortunately, we haven’t yet gotten a fair decision. We will. We’ve got to be a little patient.”
Statement for @TeamTrump on Pennsylvania ruling. pic.twitter.com/Oedzlav8aW
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) November 22, 2020
The Department of Defense said in a statement Monday that it has been in contact with Biden’s transition team and “we will begin immediately implementing our plan to provide support in accordance with the statute, DoD policy and the memorandum of agreement between the White House” and the Biden team.
Biden’s campaign called Murphy’s decision “a definitive administrative action to formally begin the transition process with federal agencies.”
“In the days ahead, transition officials will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the pandemic response, have a full accounting of our national security interests, and gain complete understanding of the Trump administration’s efforts to hollow out government agencies,” the Biden team’s statement said.
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