Presidential transition of Donald Trump
The planned presidential transition of Donald Trump is the planned transfer of power from President of the United States Barack Obama to Donald Trump, the Republican Party's candidate for president in the United States presidential election, 2016. Under current United States law, such a transition will only occur in the event Trump is elected president.
Timeline
April 2016
In April 2016 representatives from the Trump campaign, as well as the campaigns of four other leading Republican candidates who were still active at that time, met in New York with representatives of the Partnership for Public Service to receive a two-day briefing and overview of the transition process. According to Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, the campaign shortly thereafter began implementing the recommendations provided at the meeting.[1]
May 2016
In early May of 2016, shortly after becoming the presumptive nominee, the Trump campaign announced it would name the members of a presidential transition team within the "upcoming weeks". The New York Times, however, reported that Jared Kushner, along with Corey Lewandowski and Paul Manafort would be leading the effort, with Kushner taking the central role.[2]
Transition procedures
In accordance with the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, candidate transition teams are provided office space by the General Services Administration (GSA) beginning two months prior to the election.[3]Parker, Ashley (16 August 2012). "Campaigning Aside, Team Plans a Romney Presidency". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2016.</ref>[4] Transition teams are also eligible for government funding for staff; spending Mitt Romney's transition team in 2012 was $8.9 million, all funds appropriated by the U.S. government.[4]
Under existing federal law and custom, the Republican Party's nominee will become eligible to receive classified national security briefings once his nomination is formalized at the party's national convention.[5]
Recent developments
Under existing federal law and custom, the Republican Party's nominee will become eligible to receive classified national security briefings once his nomination is formalized at the party's national convention. A law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2016, however, also requires the incumbent president to establish "transition councils" by June of an election year to facilitate the eventual handover of power.[5]
The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), meanwhile, in 2016 launched a new program called "Transition 2016". Led by Ed DeSeve and David Chu, the program was described by NAPA as one which provide management and procedural advice to the leading candidates in establishing transition teams.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Keane, Angela (6 May 2016). "Trump Campaign Upends the Science of Presidential Transition". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Watkins, Eli (6 May 2016). "Report: Trump asks son-in-law to help prepare for White House transition". CNN. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
parkerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Fund, John (13 January 2013). "What was Romney Planning?". National Review. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ a b Berman, Russell (1 March 2016). "Congress Tells Obama to Start Planning His Departure". The Atlantic. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Academy Launches Presidential Transition 2016 Initiative". napawash.org. National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved 6 May 2016.