Donald Trump allowed the presidential transition with …

The president of the United States, Donald Trump announced Monday that he allowed the presidential transition with Joe Biden. The announcement came minutes after Emily Murphy, the Director of General Service Administration (GSA), indicated that more than $ 7 million would be allocated to the president-elect to complete the transition process.

In a post on his Twitter account, Trump said that if he would pursue his legal strategies to reverse the outcome, he recommended to the GSA and his team that “do what needs to be done regarding protocols“.

“We will continue to fight and believe that we will win. However, keeping in mind that this is better for our country, I recommend Emily (Murphy, GSA holder) and her team to do what needs to be done regarding the initial protocols, and I told my team what to do the sameWrote the president.

With Trump’s unusual reluctance to acknowledge the outcome, Murphy’s role remained at the center of public debate: Your formal determination is not only a key indicator of the possibility of moving forward with the process, but also frees up the necessary funds to complete it..

In a released statement, Murphy said the Biden -who had used the request for donations to cover the associated costs- he will have 7.3 million USD which will come from public coffers.

The Director of General Service Administration also spoke of the criticism she received for the delay in her decision which Joe Biden and his team say threatened national security and the ability of the new administration to plan for the fight against the pandemic. “I have devoted a good part of my adult life to public service and have always strived to do the right thing. Please know that I made this decision independently and on the basis of the law and the information available, ”he said. he justified the delay by stating that he did not want to get ahead of the constitutional recount process.

And he added, “I have never been pushed, directly or indirectly, by any executive official about when to announce my decision. To be clear, I have not received any indication to delay the determination. However, I have received threats online, by phone and by mail. For my safety, my family, my staff and even my pets, in what was an effort to force me to announce this decision prematurely. “

Letter from General Service Administration to Biden