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>>> AS PREKD BIDEN PREPARES TO

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>>> AS PREKD BIDEN PREPARES TO

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TAKE OVER GOVERNING IN 72 DAYS,

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PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MOST OF THE

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PARTY ARE ATTEMPTING TO BASELESS

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BASELESSLY ATTACK THE LEGITIMACY

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OF THE ELECTION.

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THIS ONE HAS NO LEGAL FORCE IN

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BEGINNING A PRESIDENTIAL

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TRANSITION.

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WHAT DOES IS THE PART OF THE

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT HAS THE

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JOB OF FACILITATING A TRANSITION

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FROM ONE ADMINISTRATION TO THE

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OTHER.

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IT’S CALLED THE GENERAL SERVICES

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ADMINISTRATION, GSA.

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THEY RUN THE FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

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A FASCINATING OUTFIT.

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THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF LOGISTIC

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CALL TASKS.

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IT’S A VERY OBSCURE AGENCY BUT

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IT’S VERY IMPORTANT NOW.

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AFTER A CANDIDATE IS ELECTED,

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THE HEAD OF THE GSA SIGNS THE

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PAPERWORK, YUP, THIS PERSON WON,

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THIS IS HAPPENING, THEN THAT

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GIVES A GREEN LIGHT TO ALL SORTS

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OF MACHINERY TO START WORKING,

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GROUNDWORK FOR FORMAL TRANSFER

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OF POWER.

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THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THAT

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OFFICE IS A TRUMP APPOINTEE

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NAMED EMILY MURPHY RIGHT THERE.

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SHE IS REFUSING TO SIGN THAT

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PAPERWORK TELLING NBC NEWS TODAY

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THROUGH A SPOKESPERSON, IT’S NOT

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QUITE CLEAR WHO THE WINNER IS

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YET.

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THIS IS GOING TO HAVE VERY REAL

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IMPLICATIONS NEXT.

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SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND,

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DEMOCRAT OF NEW YORK WHO SITS ON

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THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.

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I WANT TO GET TO THE SUDDEN

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TERMINATION OF MARK ESPER.

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MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE WHITE

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HOUSE SENT SOMEONE FROM THE

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WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL’S OFFICE TEN

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DAYS AGO TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL

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THERE AND THE GSA IS THE ONE

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THAT GIVES A GREEN LIGHT TO

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START UP THE TRANSITION, LET THE

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MONEY GO, SET UP EMAIL

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ADDRESSES, CLEARANCES, ALL OF

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THAT.

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF THAT CAN’T

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HAPPEN?

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>> EVERY DAY MATTERS DURING A

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TRANSITION.

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IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT

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WE PUT THE POLITICS ASIDE AND

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THAT WE ALLOW THE PROPER

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TRANSITION OF OUR GOVERNMENT.

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THAT’S WHAT OUR DEMOCRACY IS

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FOUNDED ON, THE PEACEFUL

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TRANSITION OF GOVERNMENT.

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AND FOR THIS PERSON TO CONTINUE

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TO PLAY POLITICS WHEN THIS

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ELECTION HAS BEEN DECIDED IS

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REALLY OUTRAGEOUS AND HARMFUL.

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WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A COVID

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EPIDEMIC.

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VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN,

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PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN NEEDS TO

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BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, TO TALK

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TO HHS, TO TALK TO PEOPLE

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THROUGHOUT THE ADMINISTRATION TO

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UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

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ON DAY ONE TO BEGIN TO GET THIS

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EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL.

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>> YEAH.

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JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, I THINK IT’S

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IMPORTANT FOR SORT OF

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ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES, TRENT

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BENESHECK IS THE PERSON I WAS

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TALKING ABOUT.

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HE IS THE GSA COUNSEL.

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HE’S NOW OVER THERE, TRENT