{"id":128891,"date":"2024-11-22T19:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128891"},"modified":"2024-11-22T19:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:07:02","slug":"warren-says-trumps-unprecedented-actions-during-transition-risk-security-elizabeth-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128891","title":{"rendered":"Warren says Trump\u2019s \u2018unprecedented\u2019 actions during transition risk security | Elizabeth Warren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Donald Trump\u2019s refusal to cooperate with the outgoing Biden administration is putting national security at risk and weakening safeguards against corruption, the US Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/elizabeth-warren\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> has warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The president-elect has broken from precedent by refusing to sign memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the current White House team and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/09\/us\/politics\/donald-trump-ethics-transition.html?smid=nytcore-iosshare&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">failing to release<\/a> a comprehensive ethics plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">On Thursday, Warren, a Democratic senator for Massachusetts, wrote to the General Services Administration (GSA), an agency that oversees much of the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-transition-planning-ca3a6be50d147b04b6498184e5599b1e\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">presidential transition process<\/a>, to raise the alarm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/warren_letter_to_gsa_re_trump_transition.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">her letter<\/a>, seen by the Guardian, she noted that the MOUs are normally mundane agreements, which no prior president-elect has refused to sign. \u201cThe Trump team\u2019s unprecedented refusal to sign agreements with the outgoing administration threatens the American public by hamstringing incoming officials\u2019 ability to govern responsibly,\u201d Warren wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe Trump Transition has also refused to publish an ethics plan, increasing the risk of the incoming administration governing for the benefit of special interests rather than the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/13\/biden-trump-transition-white-house\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">hosted Trump in the Oval Office<\/a> last week and promised to \u201cdo everything we can to make sure you\u2019re accommodated\u201d. Trump said he looks forward to a \u201ctransition that\u2019s so smooth it\u2019ll be as smooth as it can get\u201d, but suffered a setback on Thursday when Matt Gaetz, his pick for attorney general, withdrew from consideration due to sexual-misconduct allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The president-elect\u2019s transition <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-harris-transition-security-e9b282a5861c67573d19ad3667580448\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">has been led by<\/a> Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald\u2019s chief executive, and Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive who led the Small Business Administration during Trump\u2019s first term. Both have been named in Trump\u2019s new cabinet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Warren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/warren-carper-bill-to-enhance-ethics-requirements-for-presidential-candidates-becomes-law-of-the-land\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">co-sponsored<\/a> the Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019 to strengthen the ethics requirements that govern presidential transitions. In her letter to GSA administrator Robin Carnahan, she wrote that the Trump transition team had not signed MOUs with the GSA for administrative support or with the White House for access to federal employees, facilities and documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Nor had it entered an MOU with the justice department for FBI background checks on nominees, delaying critical vetting for national security positions. Warren cited The 9\/11 Commission Report, which linked the delayed transition in 2000 to national security vulnerabilities that \u201cmay have contributed to the 9\/11 attack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In addition, the Trump transition team missed the 1 October deadline set by the Presidential Transition Act for publishing an ethics plan, raising concerns about potential corruption and undue influence from special interests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Warren wrote: \u201cThe Trump Transition has prepared an ethics code, but it includes nothing about how President-elect Trump will manage his own extensive financial conflicts of interest \u2013 which experts anticipate will be one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-master-merchandise-face-fresh-conflicts-interests-experts\/story?id=115912341\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">alarming corruption challenges<\/a> of the incoming administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c97b9a16-4c89-4cbf-9a6e-f0a0a6f25a22\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:11,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Sanders and Warren push Democrats to fight for workers and \u2018unrig\u2019 economy&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c97b9a16-4c89-4cbf-9a6e-f0a0a6f25a22&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2024\/nov\/13\/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-democrats-workers&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Furthermore, she said, the transition team remains unbound by donor contribution limits and disclosure requirements, and is relying on private donors rather than federal funds \u2013 \u201copening Trump\u2019s team to financial corruption with no public transparency even before he takes office\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Warren also requested<strong> <\/strong>information and accountability from the GSA regarding the Trump transition team\u2019s actions, which she said violate the Presidential Transition Enhancement Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentialtransition.org\/reports-publications\/president-trump-signs-s-364-the-presidential-transition-enhancement-act-into-la\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">signed into law<\/a> by Trump himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She added: \u201cIn effect, President-elect Trump is undermining his administration\u2019s ability to manage urgent national security threats, health and safety threats, and serious conflicts of interest starting on day one of his presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/elizabeth-warren-trump-transition-security-risk\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u2019s refusal to cooperate with the outgoing Biden administration is putting national security at risk and weakening safeguards against corruption, the US Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned. 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