Joe Biden, 2020 US President Elect
twitted “here’s the deal: because President Trump refuses to concede and is
delaying the transition, we have to fund it ourselves and need your help. If
you’re able, chip in to help fund the Biden-Harris transition.”
Emily Murphy, Administrator of General
Services Administration (GSA) refused to sign a letter allowing Biden’s transition team to formally begin
transition work and this has prevented their access to about $6bn transition
fund which is normally funded by the federal government.
These funds
are used for obtaining
office space, performing background checks on prospective Cabinet nominees,
working with the Office of Government Ethics on required financial disclosure
and conflict-of-interest forms for incoming nominees, salaries, establishing
government email addresses, accessing classified information which might be
needed to respond to emergencies that the administration confronts when in
office.
Accountants, can we then imagine setting out a working budget
for $6bn!?
Of course, just set in a lot of zeros and make sure the
expenses for the items listed above add up to $6bn!!