What is the process of transferring power in the US

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President Barack Obama called the winner of the presidential election Republican candidate Donald Trump to congratulate him, and also arrange a meeting as part of the transfer of presidential power.

This was stated by the head of the election campaign of Trump Kelliann Conway, reports CNN.

“President Obama called Trump after he won,” Conway said.

According to her, they had “a great conversation,” and they “will soon meet in Washington.”

The meeting between Obama and Trump is scheduled at the White House on Thursday, November 10. Most likely, we will talk about the transfer of power - a rather complex and responsible process in the United States.

Although Obama supported Clinton during the election campaign, this should not affect the transfer of power.

At the same time, Barack Obama's brother, Malik Obama, said that he was very pleased with the results of the presidential election in the United States and was pleased that the winner was the Republican candidate Donald Trump. Malik Obama wrote about this in his Twitter microblog.

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“Congratulations to President Trump!” Malik Obama wrote.

He has already stated that he sympathizes with Trump and will vote for him, although he considers himself a Democrat.

The transfer of power in the United States

Despite the fact that the current president will leave his post only in January 2017, preparations for the transfer of power to his successor traditionally begin in August, that is, for 3 a month before election day.

Traditionally, the White House is preparing the transfer of power to both likely election winners - a Republican and a Democrat - so that the future president is ready to govern the country.

Starting August 1, after the official nominations of representatives of the major parties, the candidates' representatives - the heads of their transition headquarters - will receive jobs in one of the government buildings in Washington, as well as the necessary equipment and security clearance.

The candidates themselves are gradually being brought up to date on confidential political issues. This is done by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Justice and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The transfer of power is aimed at ensuring that there is no interruption in the governance of the country, as well as at maintaining stability at the same time as the political course in the country is changing. This issue deals with Presidential Power Center, collecting information about possible candidates for key government positions. In this process all the institutions of power are involved.

Donald Trump will take office on January 20 of the year 2017. On this day, 44 President Barack Obama will officially hand him over the powers of the head of state. And before that will be the process of transition. At this time, there is a gradual transfer of affairs from one administration to another, the future president announces the priorities of his policy and holds appointments to key posts of the new administration. In this case, the powers of the current head of state remain in force.

According to Wall Street Journal, Trump's transition team has already begun to compile a list of people who will occupy key positions in his administration.

The team is also in charge of drafting Trump's core events in the first month after his inauguration of 20 in January of 2017. Two candidates are being considered for the post of attorney general or attorney general of the United States: Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie and Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson.

The former governor of New York, Rudi Giuliani, and the former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, can form the core of the Trump administration.

42 is US President Bill Clinton, 43 is US President George W. Bush, 44 is US President Barack Obama.
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History

This process in the USA has a long tradition. Initially, the transition period lasted 16 weeks. In 1933, the 20-I amendment to the US Constitution was adopted, according to which the inauguration day was postponed from March 4 to January 20 and the transition period was shortened to 11 weeks, respectively.

The modern tradition of transferring presidential powers took shape in the mid-twentieth century on the initiative of Harry Truman. Before leaving the presidency in 1953, he ordered all federal agencies to prepare in advance for the transfer of power and invited elected President Dwight Eisenhower to the White House to bring him up to date. The following presidents made additions and changes to the process of transferring power. For example, immediately after the election of John F. Kennedy in 1960, for the first time, specialized working groups were created, which were tasked to analyze the problems of the United States in both domestic and foreign policy.

When Kennedy also passed the first law on the transfer of presidential power (1963 year), but Kennedy was unable to comply with this law, because he died as a result of the attempt. Therefore, formally, the first transfer of power in the United States under this law took place in 1968 from Lyndon Jones to Richard Nixon.

In February 2016, the US House of Representatives passed a law requiring the outgoing president to approve the composition of the transition council by July in the election year. The same transitional body is formed by the campaign headquarters of presidential candidates. Within the team, groups are created in charge of personnel and legal issues, “transition groups” for all federal institutions, including ministries. After winning the election, the president-elect's transition team begins selecting candidates to serve in the new administration. New officials are being appointed to nearly 9 positions in the federal government. These are not only ministers, advisers, and members of the White House staff, but also officials of the rank of deputy ministers, as well as heads of federal agencies and departments. About 500 of these officials are subject to Senate confirmation. But even before appointment, everyone must pass an FBI background check to gain access to classified information. The new president's transition team is in contact with the current administration to brief candidates on the state of affairs.

The appointment of key ministers - the heads of the State Department, the ministries of defense, justice and finance - takes 40-50 days. After his election in 2008, Barack Obama took less than a month to do this, and he named the rest of his administration much earlier than usual.

Costs

Before 1963, the transitional costs were covered by the party to which the new president belonged. So, in 1952, the transitional administration of President Eisenhower cost the Republican party $ 200 thousand, and the John Kennedy transitional administration in 1960 cost the Democratic party $ 360 thousand.

In 1963, a law was passed providing for budgetary financing of the transition process. The advent of the administration of Bill Clinton in 1992 and George W. Bush in 2000 cost the treasury approximately $7 million, Barack Obama in 2008 - $8,5 million. At the same time, employees of the Center for the Transfer of Presidential Power note that the transfer of powers from George W. Bush Barack Obama in 2008 was one of the best examples of the transition of presidential power in the United States.

The president-elect's team has at its disposal specially designated offices in the White House, office equipment, transportation and communications. In addition, the state pays for the labor of the “transition team,” external consultants, and business travel expenses.

Decisions of the outgoing presidents

Until the last day, that is, before the inauguration of the new head of state, the outgoing president has full power and carries out his decisions. Although Congress is reluctant to interact with the outgoing president, who in political jargon is usually called a “lame duck” during the transition period.

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