Government Accountability Office investigating Trump's transition
Source: The Hill
By Jordain Carney - 04/11/17 10:32 AM EDT
.....................The GAO wrote in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, that it will "examine the 2017 presidential transition on the basis of your letter to the comptroller general."
"We plan to complete our work and send a draft product to the agencies for comment in June 2017," the GAO added in the letter, which was sent last week but released on Tuesday.
As part of its probe, the GAO is planning to review laws tied to presidential transition, how the General Services Administration's transition funds were spent and what private financing was collected.
The accountability office is also going to look into what financial disclosure and ethics information the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) made available, as well as what "information and services" tied to speaking with other governments were given to then-President-elect Trump and Vice President Pence's transition team. ..................................
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/328236-government-accountability-office-investigating-trumps-transition?platform=hootsuite
The waiting is driving me nuts!!
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greymattermom
(5,754 posts)like Jared Kushner did. Anyone else would be fired.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)he is married to the first lady Ivanka. tRump said he is "a smart kid". Must be, since he is taxed with calming the Middle East, re-uniting Israel and Palestine, clearing up globabl warming, curing cancer and heart disease. Whew, how much more can a "smart kid" do??
riversedge
(70,242 posts)I admit--I do not know
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Dr. DaShanne StokesVerified account @DaShanneStokes 1h1 hour ago
How many investigations is Trump under now? FBI, Congress, GAO, and all his other lawsuits... http://ow.ly/8c4130aLAO5 #trumprussia #resist
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PutinAintYourFriend @lars_j_lindahl 1h1 hour ago
Replying to @DaShanneStokes @funder
Got $1,000:- riding on Trump not being president end of May. So speed those investigations up will you. #Trumprussia
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Mindy Jones @mindy21jones 1h1 hour ago
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I don't know - I've run out of fingers and toes to keep count...
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A Concerned Citizen @rexcottrell 1h1 hour ago
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@funder Does it matter, again our @GOP ran government isn't going to prosecute or impeach, there isn't any other avenue.
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Pamela Monke @PamelaMonke1 27m27 minutes ago
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When a sitting prez is being INVESTIGATED by EVERY dept, committee, org in Gov -We have a CRIMINAL in the WH that nn 2B imprisoned! REALLY!😠
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J Winslow @zhonne 46m46 minutes ago
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@funder Walls closing in...
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Chris McTague @ChrisMcTague3 54m54 minutes ago
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25th AMENDMENT TWEET
when he has an(R) after his name. Wen the subpoenas are ready, they can find him EVERY weekend in Florida, in the rough at Mar-A-Lago.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)...perhaps to show true independence, they might even be allowed to edit the first draft of the White House talking points.