«I don’t see a need for legal action, quite frankly,» the president-elect said.
President-elect Joe Biden said his transition team has all the resources they need to press forward with necessary preparations, as the Trump administration and the fails to recognize him as president-elect. Technically, the GSA administrator must «ascertain» the winner of the election in order to release millions in funding for the transition, as well as office space and the authority to receive some classified briefings. Biden, speaking to reporters in Delaware about the Affordable Care Act, dismissed the notion that such resources are critical for a successful transition. «Well, first of all, we are already beginning the transition. We’re well under way,» Biden said. «And the ability for the administration in any way by failure to recognize our win does not change the dynamic at all and what we’re able to do… We’re going to be going, moving along, in a consistent manner, putting together our administration, White House, and reviewing who we’re going to pick for the Cabinet positions. And nothing is going to stop that.» The president-elect said he is «confident that the fact that they’re not willing to acknowledge that we won at this point is not of much consequence in our planning and what we’re able to do between now and January 20.
