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NEW: Sources familiar with the presidential transition process as well as the behavior of @realDonaldTrump and authoritarian leaders worry that a delay in beginning the transition for a Biden administration could harm national security. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
“We are facing multiple crises as a country right now, and we can’t afford to waste any time,” said an official working on the transition. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
“The election results are clear, every major news outlet has called [elections] for the past 60 years since Congress passed the Presidential Transition Act, and the GSA administrator has usually recognized the winner within 24 hours.” https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
Obama-Biden transition director @ChrisLu44 said the harm done by a delayed transition can't be quantified: “In 78 days, there's not enough time to plan for the takeover of the largest, most powerful organization in the world. That’s why you start early." https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
. @ruthbenghiat said @realDonaldTrump's attitude towards the legally-mandated transition process appears to be one of “If he can’t have power, no one else can have it either." https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
"All of this running out the clock and trying to incite unrest is him wanting to sabotage the Biden administration from the very start,” @ruthbenghiat said. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
. @realDonaldTrump's niece @MaryLTrump says he is "psychologically incapable of processing this kind of loss,” because losing is a "unique experience" he is “constitutionally incapable of dealing with, processing, or moving on from". https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
. @MaryLTrump predicted that @realDonaldTrump's refusal to allow a peaceful transition will make his post-presidency worse: “I think that the longer this charade goes on... the less likely it is that prosecutors are going to be inclined to back off." https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mary-trump-biden-election-emily-murphy-b1721263.html
