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The President of the United States, Donald Trump (left) with the Chief of the General Service of America (GSA), Mrs. Emily Murphy and other officials present at the White House in January 2018 – Photo: White House
On November 23, in a letter, Murphy said that Biden would have access to resources to help ensure the transition of power. However, the letter did not contain confirmation phrases such as “Mr. Biden has officially won”, “Mr. Biden has become president-elect” or “Mr. Trump has lost.”
The letter to Mr. Biden explains the following: “As head of the GSA, under the Presidential Power Transition Act of 1963, I have the ability to ensure that certain resources and post-election services are available to assist in the event of a transfer of power. President.
I take this role seriously and due to recent developments in terms of legal challenges and validation of results, today (23-11), I am sending you this letter to allow you to use this resource and service “.
As such, Ms. Murphy simply wants to facilitate the transfer of power process through “certain” resources. This can be understood as a hedging measure, without interrupting the ongoing leadership process of the United States, whether Trump or Biden as president. Because neither Trump nor Biden, but the United States remains the first.
Per page presidentialtransition.orgWith almost all the recent power transitions, the GSA confirmed the winner shortly after Election Day. The exception is a showdown between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000. The GSA only determined the winner on December 13, after Gore’s speech accepted the Supreme Court ruling.
In the previous letter, the GSA director explained: “I believe this law requires the head of the GSA to define, not impose, that the president clearly chooses. Unfortunately, the law does not provide procedures or standards for this process. Therefore, I look at the precedent of previous elections, which includes legal challenges and an inadequate vote count.
GSA does not determine the outcome of legal disputes and the tally, and does not determine whether such claims are justified or have good cause. These are matters that the Constitution, federal law, and state law assign to the electoral confirmation process and to the decisions of the competent courts.
As you know! The head of the GSA does not select the winner of the presidential election … The person who actually wins the presidential election will be determined by the electoral process described in the United States Constitution “.
Ms. Murphy does not believe that the GSA should put her above the constitutional electoral process. “I strongly urge the US Congress to consider making amendments to the law,” he said.
As such, Ms. Murphy is only facilitating the transfer of power and has yet to declare an official winner. Meanwhile, CNN wrote on November 24: “However, so far, Ms. Murphy has refused to proceed with the determination process, despite Mr. Biden’s ‘clear victory’.”
Threatened individuals and families?
Two weeks after the US media simultaneously announced Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect, Murphy’s little-noticed personal and agency life was almost in turmoil. All eyes were on the General Service Agency (GSA), a low-level agency established in 1949 as the original administrator of federal buildings.
Under the Presidential Transfer of Power Act of 1963, the head of the GSA is responsible for “a clear moment” to determine who is the winner and trigger the transition of power.
The GSA chief is also tasked with signing documentation to transfer millions of dollars to the president-elect, give government officials access, and transfer offices and equipment to the winning team.
Simply put, the GSA’s role is like that of a key holder: handing over the key to someone identified as the new owner of the buildings they manage.
There was anger mixed with pressure GSA and Murphy. Both have faced strong criticism from MPs in recent weeks for their decision to suspend recognition of Biden as president-elect.
Biden’s transfer of power group has threatened legal action, accusing GSA of threatening national security and obstructing the administration’s preparations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I have received many threats online, by phone or by mail. They attacked my safety, my family, my staff and even my pet to force me to make a hasty decision,” wrote Emily Murphy.
The letter that Ms. Murphy sent to Mr. Biden on November 23 was compared to a cool breeze, easing the air laden with allegations of post-election fraud.
“Please understand that I have made my decisions independently, based on the law and available facts,” Ms. Murphy wrote, “I have never been directly or indirectly pressured by any executive branch of the executive branch, including those who work in the White House or GSA, on the content or timing of my decision. To be clear, I have not received any instructions to delay this. “
Trump: “He will never budge”
For two tweets (status lines) by President Trump following the news that the GSA “gave the green light” to the transfer of power, there are two main points:
First, Trump said that, for the good of the nation, he advised Ms Murphy to “do whatever it takes” and said his team would do the same. Page The Hill said that Trump’s status line marked a “change” for the American leader.
However, in fact, Trump still did not give up, did not acknowledge Biden’s victory. He stated that he would continue to litigate and that “we will prevail.”
On Twitter, at noon on November 24 (Vietnam time), Trump continued to write: “The Public Service Agency (GSA) allowed to do groundwork with the Democrats has nothing to do with our ongoing pursuit of various lawsuits over what would constitute the most corrupt election in history. American politics? We work at full speed to keep going. I will never give in to fake votes and Dominion. “
