CNN
Trump still hasn’t signed ethics agreement required for presidential transition | CNN Politics
November 9, 2024 - Trump and his transition team are already behind in accessing key transition briefings from the Biden administration, as they have failed to sign a pair of agreements to unlock critical information before taking over the federal government in 72 days. The holdup revolves in part around the ...
Yahoo!
Trump still hasn't signed agreements to begin transition of power, White House says
November 22, 2024 - Matt Gaetz of Florida, withdrew ... House Ethics Committee investigation into sexual assault allegations. Contributing: Zac Anderson. Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump still hasn't signed transition agreements, White House ...
Missouri Independent
Donald Trump hasn't signed ethics agreement as part of presidential transition • Missouri Independent
November 12, 2024 - WASHINGTON — Two days before a key meeting with President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump has not yet signed the necessary paperwork to unlock resources for a smooth transfer of power from one presidential administration to another. Trump’s transition spokesperson Brian Hughes told ...
Democracy Now!
Trump Refuses to Sign Presidential Transition Ethics Agreement as Required by Law | Democracy Now!
November 12, 2024 - Donald Trump still hasn’t signed an ethics agreement required for presidential transition teams. On Monday, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote, “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law. I would know because I wrote the law.
Reddit
r/politics on Reddit: Trump still hasn’t signed ethics agreement required for presidential transition
November 9, 2024 - Yea they do. The reason that he doesn't want to sign an ethics agreement is because it will show that he coordinated with foreign powers in the last year. It's why he also doesnt want the FBI to do background checks on his folks this time, and instead have it managed by a private firm.
AP News
Trump's team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing? | AP News
November 21, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump’s team still hasn’t signed the agreements required to begin the transition process to the White House.
Msnbc
Trump’s team delays transition planning over ethics agreements
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The agreements come with ethics requirements, including safeguards against conflicts of interest and fundraising limits. Trump’s team has blown past the deadline to sign the agreements, saying they are still negotiating the terms.
Published: November 9, 2024
USA Today
Trump still hasn't signed agreements to begin transition of power, White House says
November 23, 2024 - WASHINGTON – Two weeks after ... Biden administration, the White House said Thursday. Trump has not agreed to memorandums of understanding with the General Service Administration, which includes an ethics policy....
Common Cause
Trump Must Sign Ethics Pledge & Transition Documents - Common Cause
November 25, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump still has not signed legal documents – including an ethics pledge - needed to formally begin his administration’s transition of power. Candidates usually file these documents well in advance of the election.
Reuters
Trump's transition: ethics and security concerns | Reuters
November 26, 2024 - WHAT DOCUMENTS HAS TRUMP NOT SIGNED?The Trump team has so far not signed two agreements needed to kick-start the transition required by the Presidential Transition Act: a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration and another with the White House.
Rolling Stone
Trump Refuses to Disclose Who Is Funding His Transition
November 25, 2024 - True to character, Donald Trump is already flouting ethics laws and norms even before he takes office as president in 2025. The president-elect is accepting secret donations to fund his transition while refusing to sign ethics pledges or deliver an ethics plan mandated by the Presidential ...
NYTimes
Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code - The New York Times
November 9, 2024 - President-elect Donald J. Trump has not submitted a required ethics plan stating he will avoid conflicts of interest.
Oklahoma Voice
Trump still has not signed critical transition agreements allowing access to agencies • Oklahoma Voice
November 22, 2024 - Political experts say this is worrisome because history shows the period early in a presidency can be a vulnerable time for a new administration, and the point of easing the transition is so a new president’s staff can access government offices early and avoid problems.
Federal News Network
Trump still forgoing ‘critical’ agreements for transition planning
November 19, 2024 - Officials on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team said this year’s transition planning efforts will be “about as different as possible” from 2016.
The Independent
Trump still hasn’t signed papers to officially start transition, White House says | The Independent
November 21, 2024 - Senator Elizabeth Warren said the Trump transition team was ‘breaking the law’ by not signing the memoranda, which include required ethics agreements
Newsweek
Donald Trump Not Signing Transition Documents Sparks Anger From Critics - Newsweek
November 25, 2024 - The president-elect is criticized for not disclosing where transition money comes from or starting federal vetting of Cabinet picks.
Yahoo!
Trump signed the law to require presidential ethics pledges. Now he is exempting himself from it
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Trump appears to have excluded himself from following the same guidelines he signed into law four years ago
Published: December 2, 2024
AP News
Trump's shunning of transition planning may have severe consequences, governance group says
November 9, 2024 - A good-governance group is warning of severe consequences if President-elect Donald Trump continues to steer clear of formal transition planning with the Biden administration — inaction that it says is already limiting the federal government’s ability to provide security clearances and ...