Trump team expected to accept feds’ help with transition after all

The law also creates a Sept. 1 target date to reach an agreement with GSA, known as a memorandum of understanding. “The Trump-Vance transition lawyers continue to constructively engage with the Biden-Harris Administration lawyers regarding all agreements contemplated by the Presidential Transition Act,” Trump transition spokesperson Brian Hughes said in a statement. “We will update you once a decision is made.” The transition will now work to develop policy plans and identify personnel for key positions before the Trump administration takes over the sprawling executive branch. In late October, Lutnick suggested to CNN that the transition would ultimately reach an agreement with GSA, saying “We’ll probably get them signed. After the 2016 election, the Trump transition accused special counsel Robert Mueller of improperly obtaining their communications from the GSA as part of his inquiry into election interference.