2020–2021 United States presidential transition
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The 2020–2021 United States presidential transition was the contentious and historically fraught handover of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, marked by widespread election denial, legal challenges, and the January 6 Capitol attack.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2020–2021 United States presidential transition canonical | 1 |
| Presidential Transition of Joe Biden | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | presidential transition ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
delayed ascertainment of apparent winner
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election denial by outgoing president ⓘ false claims of widespread voter fraud ⓘ limited cooperation from outgoing administration ⓘ widespread legal challenges to election results ⓘ |
| coordinatorForIncomingAdministration | Jeff Zients ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 2021-01-20 ⓘ |
| follows |
Trump presidential transition
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surface form:
2016–2017 United States presidential transition
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| followsElection | 2020 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| GSAAdministrator | Emily W. Murphy ⓘ |
| GSAAscertainmentDate | 2020-11-23 ⓘ |
| hasEffect | heightened concerns about democratic norms in the United States ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
2020 United States presidential election
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surface form:
2021 United States Electoral College vote count
2021 United States Capitol attack ⓘ
surface form:
January 6 United States Capitol attack
attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election ⓘ post-election litigation by Donald Trump and allies ⓘ pressure on state officials to overturn results ⓘ refusal to concede by Donald Trump ⓘ |
| incomingAdministration |
Biden administration
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surface form:
Joe Biden administration
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| investigatedBy | United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack ⓘ |
| legalChallengesFiledBy |
Trump campaign committee
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surface form:
Donald Trump campaign
Republican allies of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy | major U.S. and international news organizations ⓘ |
| mostLegalChallengesOutcome | dismissed or unsuccessful ⓘ |
| notableCaseContext | Texas v. Pennsylvania (election lawsuit) ⓘ |
| notableCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most contentious presidential transitions in modern U.S. history
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delayed access to federal transition resources ⓘ delayed cooperation on national security briefings ⓘ |
| outgoingAdministration |
Trump administration
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surface form:
Donald Trump administration
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| outgoingPresident | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| outgoingVicePresident | Mike Pence ⓘ |
| oversightBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the presidency of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Trump presidential transition
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surface form:
2016–2017 United States presidential transition
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| presidentElect | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Presidential Transition Act of 1963
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Electoral College ⓘ
surface form:
United States Electoral College
peaceful transfer of power in the United States ⓘ |
| securityConcern |
domestic extremism
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threats against election officials ⓘ |
| startDate | 2020-11-07 ⓘ |
| transitionTeamLeader | Ted Kaufman ⓘ |
| transitionTeamName |
2020–2021 United States presidential transition
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surface form:
Presidential Transition of Joe Biden
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| vicePresidentElect | Kamala Harris ⓘ |
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2020–2021 United States presidential transition
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2020–2021 United States presidential transition
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Presidential Transition of Joe Biden