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[00:00.04]The U.S. government on Monday
[00:03.44]recognized President-elect Joe Biden
[00:07.16]as the "apparent winner" of the November 3 election.
[00:12.36]The move officially lets the transition of power begin.
[00:17.68]It comes after President Donald Trump
[00:21.40]spent weeks attempting to overturn election results
[00:26.00]with baseless claims of cheating.
[00:29.56]The process began after General Services Administrator Emily Murphy
[00:35.28]gave permission to Biden to work with federal agencies
[00:40.12]ahead of his inauguration on January 20.
[00:46.00]Trump has not yet admitted defeat
[00:49.08]and promised to continue his legal fight
[00:52.64]over the election results.
[00:55.40]However, he wrote on Twitter Monday
[00:58.40]that he was directing his team
[01:00.80]to cooperate with the transition.
[01:04.76]Murphy, explaining her decision, noted
[01:08.92]"recent developments involving legal challenges
[01:12.64]and certifications of election results."
[01:17.00]She acted after Michigan on Monday certified Biden's victory in the state
[01:23.68]and a federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a Trump campaign case
[01:29.64]that sought to prevent certification in that state.
[01:34.60]An increasing number of Republicans
[01:37.40]have been publicly recognizing Biden's victory,
[01:41.12]after weeks of supporting Trump in disputing the voting results.
[01:46.08]Yohannes Abraham leads the Biden transition team.
[01:51.84]He said the team can now begin to attack the problems facing the nation,
[01:57.96]"including getting the pandemic under control
[02:01.64]and our economy back on track."
[02:05.72]Murphy, a Trump appointee, had faced criticism
[02:10.40]for failing to open the transition process sooner.
[02:15.32]The delay prevented Biden and his team
[02:18.40]from working with government officials on plans for his administration.
[02:23.96]The delay also blocked them from secret national security materials
[02:29.80]and hurt the team's ability to make plans for dealing with the health crisis.
[02:37.36]In her letter to Biden Monday, Murphy said she acted on her own.
[02:42.80]"Please know that I came to my decision independently,
[02:47.36]based on the law and available facts.
[02:50.48]I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official
[02:57.08]— including those who work at the White House or GSA
[03:00.92]— with regard to the substance or timing of my decision," she wrote.
[03:06.76]Trump tweeted shortly after Murphy's decision:
[03:10.40]"We will keep up the good fight and I believe we will prevail!"
[03:14.64]But the post also said that he had advised the GSA official and her team,
[03:20.64]as well as his own, to carry out usual transition duties.
[03:26.36]The GSA will now release $6.3 million to Biden's transition team,
[03:33.44]as well as 16,000 square meters of federal office space.
[03:39.88]This includes secure areas where Biden
[03:43.24]and his team can receive sensitive intelligence information.
[03:49.28]Most recent presidents-elect have had about 77 days
[03:54.80]between their election win and their first day in office.
[03:59.64]Biden's team will have 57 days.
[04:04.76]In the year 2000, the GSA delayed offering promised support
[04:09.96]to a president-elect because of a vote recount that took place in Florida.
[04:16.48]That recount was finalized on December 13.
[04:20.92]That gave the team of incoming President George W. Bush
[04:25.24]less time and support ahead of Bush's first day in office.
[04:31.48]An official report said the shortened transition period
[04:35.68]made the nation less prepared for the September 11 terror attacks
[04:41.20]that took place in Bush's first year in office.
[04:45.48]I'm Ashley Thompson. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM