Trump Administrationbr Authorizes Biden Transition .br On Monday, President Donald Trump’s administrationbr officially authorized President-elect Joe Biden tobr begin the formal transition process.br Biden will now be able to accessbr millions of dollars in federal fundsbr and other resources that had sincebr been delayed for weeks.br GSA Administrator Emily Murphybr informed Biden of the approved transitionbr process in a letter on Monday.br She denied that her delay was due tobr any pressure from the White House, saying shebr came to her decision “independently.”.br I was never directly or indirectly pressuredbr by any Executive Branch official — includingbr those who work at the White House or GSA —br with regard to the substance or timing ofbr my decision … my decision was not madebr out of fear or favoritism. , Emily Murphy, via 'NYT'.br That same day, Trump thanked Murphy onbr Twitter for her “steadfast dedication and loyalty,” sayingbr he had directed her to begin “initial protocols.”.br In the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do br what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do br the same, Donald Trump, via Twitter.br Hours later, Trump sent out another message sayingbr he would “never concede” to fake ballots and that Murphy’sbr actions were just “preliminarily work with the Dems.” .