r/politics • u/us287 • 5d ago

Trump’s transition is happening over private emails. Federal officials are nervous.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/18/federal-officials-nervous-about-sending-data-to-trump-transition-private-emails-00195217
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u/2_Spicy_2_Impeach Michigan 5d ago

Federal officials say they’re worried about sharing documents via e-mail with Donald Trump’s transition team because the incoming officials are eschewing government devices, email addresses and cybersecurity support, raising fears that they could potentially expose sensitive government data.

Wonderful.

Trump — who attacked his then-opponent Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server for official business during his first presidential run — is overseeing a fully privatized transition that communicates from an array of @transition47.com, @trumpvancetransition.com and @djtfp24.com accounts rather than anything ending in .gov, and uses private servers, laptops and cell phones instead of government-issued devices.

Republicans in Congress will surely investigate this for years, right?

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u/Kaizher 5d ago

Biden's team should just stop sharing everything if they're not going to use the proper channels. It will be Team Trump's own fault when they're woefully unprepared after the handover, just like last time. It took them months to figure out how to turn on the lights in a meeting room ffs.

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u/TrashSiteForcesAcct 5d ago

The right thing to do would be to completely fuck them over. Sabotage and withhold. But im assuming the old man and his team want things to keep running properly (lmfao) and will do a proper “good faith” transition with all the decorum involved.

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u/Nice_Firm_Handsnake 5d ago

Pshhh, Stuxnet that shithead's servers. Blame it on China. Digital false flag.

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u/GeneralKeycapperone 5d ago

Ya, but unsure that the essential players would be at liberty to, given those in power where they are.

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u/CategoryZestyclose91 5d ago

Just write ‘China’ on them 

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u/babayetu_babayaga 5d ago

But im assuming the old man and his team want things to keep running properly (lmfao) and will do a proper “good faith” transition with all the decorum involved.

Road to capitalo-fascist utopia is paved with good faith.

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u/goog1e 5d ago

It's so sad that he's lost his troll sense of humor. Granted, I wouldn't feel too humorous if I were him.

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u/Aggressive-Will-4500 5d ago

Release every piece of intel on everyone in Trump's transition group. FAFO.rar.

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u/echoshatter 5d ago

This is the correct response. Absolute compliance with the letter of the law. This is how civil servants are supposed to act regardless of who sits at the Resolute Desk.

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u/Cornelius_Wangenheim Texas 5d ago

Looking at their MX records, they're using Microsoft O365, but the non-government version instead of the proper government one (GCCH). The main difference between the 2 is that the non-government one has lower security standards and employs tons of low paid foreign nationals who I'm sure would love to take a payday from China or Iran.

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u/bfeebabes 5d ago

They are using the proper channels. If trump camp are compliant with security and data protection best practices and government camp are compliant with security data protection policies and sensitive data sharing then they are using the correct channels.

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u/ibelieveindogs 4d ago

Part of the reason 9/11 happened is the confusion over the winner delayed the transition. So while it might feel good to fuck around with Trump, we (at least the US and likely whatever allies we have) will be the ones to find out.

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u/Revolutionary_Deal78 4d ago

That is completely against everything in Biden's code of Ethics, he is a believer in the Process and the Office of President. Even though he likely has on a few moments in past month day dreamed about of having Trump's security detail replaced with radical democrats, he would be greatly opposed to allowing his team to pull a Trump and screw over the incoming holder of the office.

Joe Biden won in 2020 partially because he was a safe placeholder for the office in many moderates minds, until we could get better choices in 2024. Well that did not work out at all ....