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Future US President Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump's administration of further blocking the handover.
In a speech in his hometown of Wilmington on Monday, Biden complained that his team did not get all the information they needed on key national security issues.
This is "irresponsible".
Biden complained specifically about the Ministry of Defense and criticized the department putting obstacles in the way of his team and obstructing the handover.
Biden's team had previously complained that the Ministry of Defense was canceling briefings and withholding information.
The Pentagon rejected that.
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said Monday that Pentagon staff had and will continue to work with “the utmost professionalism” during the transition process.
Incumbent Trump lost the presidential election to his Democratic challenger Biden in early November.
But he refuses to admit defeat.
It was only after weeks of hanging around after the election that Trump instructed the authorities to cooperate with the Biden team to hand over official business.
Biden already described this procedure as "completely irresponsible".
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The orderly handover of official business after a presidential election is enshrined in law.
The goal is to ensure that Americans can always count on having a functioning government.