Congressman Raskin Urges Donald Trump To Stop Obstructing Transition Process

Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin, the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to Donald Trump and JD Vance urging them to sign key documents and MOUs that are required to begin the transition process should their campaign win on November 5th. The documents are necessary to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition of power in the event the Trump campaign is successful.

The Presidential Transition Act requires all major party nominees and their campaigns to sign various documents with the federal government that gives them access to pre-election resources including office space, equipment, and staff assistance. The purpose of this is to ensure that a transition process is up and running in the event the candidate wins.

The Act also requires the candidate to sign and negotiate documents to address possible ethics concerns for presidential transition staff, including how staff would access critical national security information. The Act also limits private donations to no more than $5,000 per donor should the candidate accept the services.

Since 2010, no other Presidential candidate has blown past the deadlines. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign previously signed MOUs with the federal government, but Trump's has failed.

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