Axios: Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings

[Dennis Donovan]

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Jonathan Swan @jonathanvswan

SCOOP w @mikeallen : Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios.

9:36 AM · Dec 18, 2020

https://www.axios.com/pentagon-biden-transition-briefings-123a9658-4af1-4632-a6e6-770117784d60.html

Mike Allen, Jonathan Swan

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios.

Behind the scenes: A top Biden official was unaware of the directive. Administration officials left open the possibility cooperation would resume after a holiday pause. The officials were unsure what prompted Miller's action, or whether President Trump approved.

Why it matters: Miller's move, which stunned officials throughout the Pentagon, was the biggest eruption yet of animus and mistrust toward the Biden team from the top level of the Trump administration.

What happened: Meetings between President Trump's team and the Biden team are going on throughout the government, after a delayed start as the administration dragged its feet on officially recognizing Biden as president-elect.

Then on Thursday night, Miller — who was appointed Nov. 9, when Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper right after the election — ordered officials throughout the building to cancel scheduled transition meetings.

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[Lefta Dissenter]

1. In fairness,

It’s not like there are any imminent threats to our country or anything...

[OLDMDDEM]

2. A hunch

I think that this is happening because of the jealousy of the Dumpy administrative team towards the Biden team. Dumpy loyalty is a REQUIREMENT to remain in office. The fate of the nation does not matter and will be damned if the Biden transition team thinks differently than the "jokers' that are playing with our lives on the Dumpy team. Everyone of these individuals need to be tried and convicted of maladministration of their particular departments. Jail would be a nice home for them.

[mopinko]

3. explains why miller got the job.

he is the ax man.

[RAB910]

4. Trying to cover up the 2nd biggest hacking in Trump's presidency the Solar Winds hacking

[Irish_Dem]

6. Not just petty vindictiveness, but coverup as well. I agree. nt

[RAB910]

9. Those speculating vindictiveness are playing into Trump's hands

Trump's criminal negligence in the arena of national security resulted in the greatest intelligence disaster in our nation's history. The damage is going to harm this nation for at least a decade.

[panader0]

10. I was going to post this.

The media is asking why hasn't trump made any statements about the hacks.
Those nosy Biden people might learn the wrong things.
What other reason can there be?

[RAB910]

12. Trump is guilty of criminal negligence but he is at least smart enough know it or was told

by someone left in his administration with half a brain

[jeffreyi]

14. Something like that, bet you are right.

[HipChick]

5. They would rather help. Putin

than anything in the best interests of the. country

[bluestarone]

7. I wish the Pentagon staff would tell Miller to

FUCK OFF!!

[blogslut]

8. So, their excuse for cancelling is that Biden's people asked for too many meetings?

from the article:

"We had fewer than two dozen remaining meetings on the schedule today and next week," the official said, adding that "the DoD staff working the meetings were overwhelmed by the number of meetings."

"These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities. ... With the holidays we are taking a knee for two weeks. We are still committed to a productive transition."

[zentrum]

11. If the Generals and Career Defense

…..officials remain silent on this, then seems to me they are complicit enablers just like the majority of Congressional Republicans.

Silence can operate as a kind of coup as well. Can't it?

[Peacetrain]

13. Oh my God what has this administration done?? what are they trying to hide..

Guys, there is something so wrong about this..

[leftofthestorm]

15. Curious as to DS Chris Miller is lunching with the ex-president this afternoon??