WH Plans Potential Transition Even As Trump Doubles Down On Possible Refusal To Accept Defeat

The White House’s prep work for a potential transition should Democratic candidate Joe Biden emerge victorious in the November elections are reportedly underway, despite President Donald Trump refusing to commit to a peaceful transition of power.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1334142

We haven’t even tried any military strikes on Iran yet. Let’s give that a go before we get too far in to this transition crap.
DJT

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A chronic loser worries about losing?

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The handlers of the highly dangerous dancing bear want their asses covered. So they can assure their future employers at Fox news and various “think” tanks that they barely knew this trump guy. He got me coffee one time!

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Trump doubled-down yesterday on his threat against a peaceful transfer of power should he lose. Today’s response is so predictable because “incoherent” is just how this administration rolls.

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Yep, most definitely. They know Donald is going to lose and they’re trying to reposition for employability in the post-Trump world.

Additionally, the Department of Justice has reportedly agreed to pre-process security clearances for Biden officials.

And that should be making certain traitrous members of the Shitgibbon Dynasty very very nervous.

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Make it stop.
Just make it stop.

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Don wouldn’t know honest if it hit him over the head, which it may do…

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I hope honest karma knocks him down in the street with an environmentally friendly biodiesel Mack truck and runs right over his wide ass.

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They are trying to stay out of the crowd that will be under investigation the minute Biden appoints a new AG. I have to wonder if Trump knew this was happening. Hopefully, an ever increasing number of the people in his administration will start inching towards and going through the door.

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After 4 years of Putin-lovin’ Trump and his un-American acolytes, this is what Biden’s transition strategy should be:

“Get the fuck out of here!”

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Let us have Mark Milley and David Esper position the 82nd Airborne with all its weapons and have Bill Barr bring all the sedition charges first.

Off topic but important. Conservative christian superstar Kristi Noem’s wonderful searing intellect, conservative policies, thought and prayers and President Skanky Turdface and First Lady Iwanka’s rally at Mount Rushmore failed to stop the virus from entering South Dakota. More than 8,000 cases.

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I really wish that reporters would start asking him about voting machines, specifically ones that don’t have paper back-up. It’s obvious that this is the place that the fraud is most likely to happen. Since the standard for needing an investigation is “lots of people are saying” then this should be a focus. I’m not a computer security specialist, but I think this happened in those close states last time and I expect that it will happen again.

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To Donnie: “Go, and never darken my towels again.

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Well if Pat Cippolone is doing his part, I’m reassured. Not.

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Well, that too, but transition planning before the election by the incumbent administration and the nominee of the other party is a law enacted by Congress. It’s to ensure a smooth transition with no gaps that could be taken advantage of by a foreign power.

Trump’s staff don’t have a choice, they have to follow the law and have been doing that since May. While also planning their Golden Parachute jumps into Fox News and the lecture/lobbying circuit, of course.

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Enough of the stupidity TPM. Is this really news? Pls let CNN and FOX cover this drivel. A Peaceful Transition for a recalcitrant asshole is quite simple:
"Come along with us sir"…and march his ass out of the W.H. as a trespasser.

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By “transition” they mean that they’re already shredding every document they can get their hands on.

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Pretty sure Trump knows very little about what happens in his administration, unless it ends up on Fox News.

Expect a rage tweet and denial when this topic gets mentioned next on Fox & Friends.

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I think that since all that Trump cares about is Trump, he is positioning himself so that after the votes show he lost he will state that as a condition of his leaving the Congress grant him, his family, and all officials of his administration full and complete amnesty from all federal and state criminal and civil actions.