Trump to Reject Assistance on Presidential Transition

Donald Trump is expected to reject assistance from the General Services Administration for a presidential transition if he wins, Politico reports.

“For one, accepting GSA help means adhering to $5,000-per-donor contribution limits in funding overall costs that can exceed $10 million, and Trump allies would prefer to ease the fundraising burden by having fewer people cutting bigger checks.”

“For another, Trump’s team simply does not trust the GSA after its 2016 experience, with some blaming federal workers for leaks of potential administration hires and widespread dismay with the agency’s decision to hand over transition records to special counsel Robert Mueller.”