Trump's team still hasn't signed transition of power agreements, White House says

The Trump-Vance modulation team has inactive not signed documents required to formally statesman the modulation of power, the White House says. 

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday that "Our teams proceed to enactment successful touch" and "as of now... the Trump-Vance modulation squad has not yet entered into the agreements with the White House and the General Service Administration (GSA)." 

Not signing the documents means the authorities can't supply information clearances and briefings to incoming medication officials and the FBI can't surface Trump’s picks for the Cabinet and different cardinal posts. The agreements besides supply "office space, IT equipment, bureau supplies, fleet vehicles, message management, and outgo of compensation and different expenses," according to the GSA. 

"President Biden met with the president-elect to amusement that modulation of powerfulness and evidently offering, immoderate assistance, needed to marque definite that happens successful a mode that is peaceful, obviously, and efficient," according to Jean-Pierre. 

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President Joe Biden met with President-elect Donald Trump successful the Oval Office of the White House connected Nov. 13. (AP/Evan Vucci)

"So were going to proceed to prosecute with the Trump modulation team, to guarantee that we bash person that efficient, effective, modulation of power," she added. "And successful those conversations, we surely are stressing that the White House and the medication basal acceptable to supply assistance and that entree to services and accusation surely outlined successful the GSA, and the White House memorandum of agreement. So, those conversations continue. And we privation this to spell smoothly, and that's what we're trying to get to." 

The continued hold connected agreeing to commencement the ceremonial modulation process whitethorn yet unit senators to ballot connected Trump’s Cabinet picks without the payment of the accustomed inheritance checks, the Associated Press reported. 

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the regular briefing astatine the White House connected Thursday, Nov. 21. She said the Trump-Vance modulation squad inactive hasn't signed documents that tin formally statesman the modulation of power. (AP/Ben Curtis)

That process is designed to uncover idiosyncratic problems, transgression histories and different imaginable reddish flags that would rise questions astir a nominee’s suitability for cardinal jobs. 

It’s unclear wherefore the documents haven’t been signed yet.  

President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump successful the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, successful Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

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Transition spokesperson Brian Hughes said earlier this period that the team’s "lawyers proceed to constructively prosecute with" lawyers and officials from President Joe Biden's outgoing medication and promised updates "once a determination is made." 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.