I just received a quote or my sons surgery..$30,000
insult added to misery!
Interesting article on CA:
Congress altered the rules of presidential transition after Trump refused to concede the 2020 election, in order to ensure the incoming president can immediately begin assembling a new administration. One of those changes is now worrying officials.
“If there’s no apparent winner within five days of the election, every federal agency will be required on Nov. 11 to open its doors to both Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaigns so they can simultaneously begin the sprint to install a new administration,” report our colleagues Lisa Rein and Amy Gardner. “Even if the former president again contests the election results over baseless claims of voting fraud, his campaign staff could still have access to key operations of government, including sensitive information, while courts and lawmakers battle over the final results.”
While Trump’s team would be granted access to sensitive information during a prospective election dispute, he has not signed the required ethics pledge and financial agreements for a transition. Even if Trump signs the documents, his delay in doing so means his team is being held up in applying for security clearances, which would hamper transition efforts.
Campaign officials say that Trump has refused to engage with the official transition team thus far because he distrusts the government.
“By not submitting to a formal government ethics plan, Trump would skirt rules that for decades have banned possible conflicts of interest for political appointees. And by skipping the fundraising restrictions, he would have no limits on private contributions to his transition,” write Lisa and Amy.