The New Republic reports that the Trump team is resisting certain “decades-old norms intended to make the transfer of power smoother, according to the New York Times.” These “norms” include allowing the FBI to “perform security clearances for transition team members.” This supposedly means that “the Biden administration still isn’t able to share classified information with anyone from Trump’s transition team.”
Susan Wiles, whom Trump has chosen as his Chief of Staff, explained the reasoning behind this refusal, stating that Trump wants his team to “operate as a self-sufficient organization. This organizational autonomy means a streamlined process that guarantees the Trump Administration is ready on Day 1. The transition already has existing security and information protections built in, which means we will not require additional government and bureaucratic oversight.”
