Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent out a statement this week drawing attention to the fact that Donald Trump's campaign is slow-walking the presidential transition process. Both candidates are expected to participate in anticipation of a possible win in November. The process generally starts months ahead of the election to allow for sufficient vetting of potential staffers and political appointees throughout the administration. Coordinating with the current administration's staff to ensure a smooth transition to the new presidency is critical. So far, the Trump team has missed two important deadlines to sign agreements to get it started.

The corruption that characterized Trump's first term is already evident.

Trump, you may recall, doesn't respect this process very much, having fired his first transition team right after the 2016 election, He prevented Joe Biden's transition team from accessing the process in 2020 while he contested the election. Still, one might think it's a bit odd for Trump's team to again delay the process since once the papers are signed, a campaign is granted access to money and essential services. But it doesn't take a very stable genius to figure out why they are dragging their feet. According to the New York Times, until all the documents are signed, Trump's campaign can avoid federal rules limiting private contributions to the transition process as well as ethics rules that bar conflicts of interest. The Trump........

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