The General Services Administration has declared president-elect Joe Biden the “apparent” winner of the US election, clearing the way for the formal transition to start and for the incoming administration to coordinate with federal agencies.
The GSA said on Monday that it had ascertained that Biden was the winner of the 3 November race after weeks of Trump refusing to concede and violating the traditions of the transition of power at the White House. The president said he is now directing his team to cooperate on the transition, but he has vowed to continue fighting the election results, despite the lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Emily Murphy, who heads the GSA, made the determination after Trump’s efforts to challenge the results in numerous battleground states failed.
On Monday, Michigan certified Biden’s victory, despite Trump’s ongoing push to undermine the vote. “Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official including those who work at the White House or GSA with regard to the substance or timing of my decision,” Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden.
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