A pile of congratulations for Joe Biden lies in the US State Department, which refuses to forward the letters to the election winner. CNN reports this, citing State Department employees. Usually the Foreign Office is responsible for the communication between the “President-elect” – the elected, but not yet sworn in President – and other nations. Biden was therefore unable to take a look at “dozens of messages” from him. The talks that Biden had already had with heads of state and government such as Chancellor Merkel took place without the support of the State Department. US Secretary of State Pompeo said on Tuesday that there would be a “smooth transition” to “a second Trump administration”.

Republican Senator Calls for Secret Service Briefings for Biden

Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford says he will “step in” if Joe Biden doesn’t get intelligence briefings by Friday. In the United States, it is common for presidents-elect to be informed by the secret services before they are inaugurated. However, Biden and his transition team will only have access to these briefings and government buildings if the General Services Administration grants them permission. The head of this authority appointed by Trump has so far refused to do this. Lankford sits on a Senate committee that oversees general services administration. The authorities have already started looking into the matter, the Senator said. If nothing happens by Friday, he will put pressure on so Biden and his team can prepare for their future tasks.

Lankford wants to stay out of the dispute over the recognition of the election, as the “New York Times” reports. “I’m sitting it out,” said the senator. He understands why Biden started the transition process after being named the election winner. But Trump has the right to have the election result legally checked. So far, very few Republicans have recognized Biden’s election victory.

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