Trump’s Undisclosed Transition Donors: Another Broken Promise
The Trump administration’s 2024 transition team, unlike previous administrations, declined public funding, thereby avoiding federal disclosure requirements and donation limits stipulated in the Presidential Transition Act of 1963. Despite a November statement pledging public disclosure of donors, the names have yet to be released, prompting questions about the transparency of the process. This decision breaks with established tradition and raises concerns among experts regarding the need for stronger legal mandates on disclosure of transition funding. The lack of transparency contrasts sharply with the Trump 2016 transition, which accepted public funds and subsequently disclosed its donors and expenditures.
John Q. Hosedrinker