WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The process of transferring power from the current US administration to that of its incoming successor has been suspended due to the lack of Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s signature on a memo authorizing the work, media reports said.
“We are now in the process of working with the new transition team chair, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, to sign the memorandum of understanding, which governs the process by which transition officials work with current administration staff,” The Hill newspaper quoted White House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine as saying.
Until Pence signs the memo, members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team won’t be able to gain access to federal agency documents or interact with employees in the executive branch.
Pence recently took over leadership of the transition from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination before supporting his onetime rival.
