US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed an agreement with the White House that will allow Trump to formally begin his transition to power, his new chief of staff said on Tuesday, after weeks of delays. .
The move will allow Trump’s team to coordinate directly with federal agencies and access documents. The delay in signing the agreement after the November 5 elections has raised concerns among some critics about potential setbacks in government operations or conflicts of interest.
“This commitment allows our Cabinet nominees to begin critical preparations, including deploying teams to all departments and agencies, and complete the orderly transition of power,” Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, said in a statement.
Trump, a Republican, will take office on January 20. His team rejected calls from Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration to quickly sign a memorandum of understanding and opposed some elements of a traditional transition agreement, according to the White House.
Under the terms of the agreement signed Tuesday, Trump’s team avoided signing a government ethics pledge, saying it has its own ethics plan that “will meet the requirements so that personnel can transition seamlessly into the Trump administration.” .
The separate ethics commitment was later posted on the General Services Administration website. The document included promises that members of the transition team would avoid conflicts of interest, protect confidential information and disqualify themselves from involvement in any matter if they had lobbied on the issue in the previous 12 months.
However, it did not include a promise that Trump would avoid conflicts of interest or that he would only hold “non-conflicting assets”, promises in the most standard agreement signed by Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate.
Trump has a stake valued at $3.76 billion in Trump Media & Technology Group, which runs his Truth Social platform, as well as stakes in a cryptocurrency business, real estate properties and several foreign businesses.
The family-owned real estate company, now largely run by Trump’s son Eric, owns a portfolio of hotels, golf courses, resorts and office space, retail operations and condominiums in New York City.
Trump’s pledge also did not include a promise to protect whistleblowers on his transition team, a promise contained in Harris’ pledge.
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