Thread by @weareoversight

Emily Murphy, a Trump political appointee at the GSA, has failed to sign a memo that would authorize President-elect Biden’s transition team to formally begin its work.

We have launched an investigation into GSA’s refusal to approve these transition resources.

We submitted two FOIA requests seeking to determine if the White House played any role in GSA's failure to comply with democratic norms. The requests ask for communications of Murphy, GSA’s general counsel, and more.
americanoversight.org/document/foia-…

We also requested these officials’ email communications containing key terms related to the election or presidential transition.
americanoversight.org/document/foia-…

“There is no reasonable basis for the GSA Administrator to refuse to carry out her clear, nonpartisan responsibility to facilitate the continuity of government between administrations,” said our executive director @AREvers.

”Absent a credible explanation, the public is right to worry Administrator Murphy is acting out of partisanship, concern for the president’s ego, or fear of retribution. We hope Administrator Murphy does the right thing.”