White House Directs Staff to Save Records ‘In the Event’ of Transition
- Chief of staff, counsel sent Dec. 10 memo to staff on records
- Memo says to be prepared ‘in the event there is a transition’
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The White House has directed staff to retain certain records to ensure a “smooth transition,” the latest sign the government is preparing for President-elect Joe Biden to take office even as President Donald Trump refuses to concede.
In a Dec. 10 memo issued by the White House counsel and chief of staff and obtained by Bloomberg News, aides are being directed to comply with the Presidential Records Act so they can be transferred to the National Archives “at the end of President Trump’s administration.”