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by dmitriid 1994 days ago
> nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th

The transition starts way before January 20th. It starts immediately follwing presidential election. Educate yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_tra...

Trump didn't even acknowledge he would agree to a peaceful transition of power until today when he lost all avenues (however imaginary) of staying in power.

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The General Services Administration Administrator, Emily Murphy, initially refused to issue the "ascertainment" letter declaring Biden the "apparent winner", on the basis that the election result was disputed. The declaration would mark the official start of the transition. Withholding it denied the Biden transition team full funds, secure office space, and access to agencies

Biden had also been denied daily classified national security briefings.

Further, the State Department denied access to communications from foreign leaders, leaving the Biden team to communicate through other unofficial channels.

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Ah, how nevertheless an orderly transition this is, indeed.