Sen. Warren Claims Trump Transition 'Already Breaking Law'

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Nov 14, 2024

Above: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Image copyright: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Imagesstory last updated Nov 14

The Facts

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said in a post on X this week that Pres.-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are "already breaking the law," as an ethics agreement required for presidential transition has yet to be signed.
This comes as CNN and the New York Times reported on Saturday that the transition process has been held up in part over a conflicts of interest pledge included in the Presidential Transition Act, which was reportedly due by Oct. 1.

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Warren's concerns are fully justified. The first Trump admin. was plagued with corruption and conflicts of interest, and his next administration is already on the same path even before taking office, as the transition team has yet to sign the ethics safeguards to avoid such issues.

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Republican narrative

Democrats are desperately sounding alarms on alleged missed deadlines to sign the ethics agreement as if it were a potential threat to national security. Trump's transition team is currently focused on planning and securing his new administration, and will sign the ethics pledge once this much bigger priority is completed.