Activities can now commence to begin transitioning from the administration of President Trump to President-elect Biden, according to a new order from the Government Services Administration. In a letter to Biden, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy said she had made an official "ascertainment" that Biden is the winner of the election and will "make certain post-election resources and services available to assist in the event of a presidential transition." Biden has already begun naming senior members of his administration, but has yet to name his choice for defense secretary. He is widely thought to be considering Michele Flournoy for that post. Murphy has been criticized for taking so long to open the procedural doors necessary for an orderly presidential transition while President Trump for weeks claimed without evidence the election was targeted by mass fraud and that he is the rightful winner.
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