Trump Administration to Begin Departing White House in Two Weeks, Email Says

[demmiblue]

Source: Newsweek

The Trump administration will begin departing the White House within two weeks, despite the president's insistence that he lost the election because of widespread voter fraud and ongoing efforts by his Republican allies to overturn the results in key battleground states.

In a video message posted to social media on Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump attacked the economic relief bill passed in Congress this week and suggested that "maybe" the next administration "will be me." The president also met on Monday with Republican lawmakers planning to object to the electoral votes of several states won by Joe Biden when Congress convenes January 6 to formally count the votes. But internally, the White House is preparing for the administration's departure.

White House staff received an email from the president's executive office on Tuesday evening instructing them to begin cleaning out their desks and boxing up office supplies with their departure, starting on January 4, CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang reported via Twitter on Wednesday morning. The email includes lists of things that need to be done, such as "cleaning out your refrigerator and microwave," "returning Presidential gifts to room 1" and "taking home personal items."

"Employees will receive a comprehensive checklist in the coming days. As an initial step, please take inventory of your office and understand you are responsible for the following," the email says, going on to list tasks that need to be completed.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-begin-departing-white-house-two-weeks-email-says-1556955?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1608738281

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. returning Presidential gifts? wtf?

[RAB910]

3. I found that odd as well

[DENVERPOPS]

35. just be sure

to count the silverware.........

[mopinko]

40. they inventory everything during the transition. sop.

trust me, they wont get away w carting off so much as a spoon.

[demmiblue]

4. The President probably got gifts from other countries and displayed them around the White House.

I wouldn't doubt it if Trump tries to cop a few (President's are not allowed to keep them).

Edit (they can keep some):

Foreign Official Gifts
Even though heads of state have traditionally exchanged gifts as expressions of goodwill, the Constitution (Article I, Section 9) prohibits anyone in the US Government from receiving a personal gift from a foreign head of state without the consent of Congress. Today, the handling of gifts from a foreign official to any Federal Government employee, including the President, is largely governed by the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1966 and further legislation passed in 1977. Congress has allowed Federal employees to retain any gift from a foreign government, as long as the total US retail value of the gifts presented at one occasion does not exceed an amount established by the General Services Administration (GSA).[1] Foreign official gifts over this “minimal value” are considered gifts to the people of the United States, which the recipient must purchase from GSA, at fair market value, in order to retain. The White House Gift Unit sees to the disposition of foreign official gifts that the President and First Lady do not retain.

Domestic Gifts
Any gift not from a foreign government official is considered a domestic gift. Domestic gifts to the President and/or First Lady may be disposed of in any manner the President and First Lady wish. If they want to keep a domestic gift, they do not have to purchase it from the Government.
Reasons for Not Retaining Gifts

The President and First Lady keep for themselves only a small percentage of the gifts that they receive. Reasons for this include the following:

The requirement to pay for certain foreign official gifts (see first section).
The White House Gift Unit constantly receives items from the general public, and it is impossible for the President and First Lady to ever see most of them.
To protect the President and his family, the Secret Service requires destruction of food and drink gifts, combus­tible items which may release fumes, and colognes and other substan­ces that are applied to the skin.
Any gifts retained by the President and First Lady that are not from a close relative – including foreign official gifts that they keep – may have to be declared in an annual disclosure report to the Office of Government Ethics.[2]
The President and First Lady may have to pay federal taxes on the appraised value of gifts that they keep.

https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/reagan-administration/presidential-gifts

[ZenDem]

6. I'm sure he's rec'd many gifts...

...that we'll never know about.

The entire family needs to be strip searched before they leave.

[colorado_ufo]

14. As long as he can keep the prized giant letters

from Kim Jong Un, he will be content.

Ah, memories!

[COL Mustard]

28. Those Will Be Filed

With his application for the Nobel prize. Whichever one he will be getting as a departure award.

Oh, and in case anyone's wondering, that's

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

38. I'm sure those will be displayed in the Trump Presidential Library.

The library might get built, if Trump can somehow skim some construction money.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. I think that means swag items with the Presidential seal that can be given away. Nt

[marble falls]

25. Grifts???

[Polly Hennessey]

2. It is beginning to seem real.

[maddogesq]

5. Lock up the silverware and other antiquities.

Shoot, silver is up 42 cents to $25.64 an ounce.

Just sayin'...

[dalton99a]

7. And all the valuable artwork and paintings

They all belong to the American people

[lastlib]

29. AND the EVIDENCE!!

Secure the crime scene!! Leave every scrap of paper and every electronic storage gizmo and gadget--phones, thumb drives, memory cards...ABSOLUTELY NO erasing files!!

[Paper Roses]

34. The silver in the White House is of historic value.

The price of silver on any day does not reflect the value of the antique silver in the White House. Daily prices posted for silver on Kitco is for use in trade or scrap and MFG. It is quoted in 'troy ounces' not avoirdupois.

Also, in consideration is the value of silver items given a sitting president, whether antique or with a provenance that gives it more value, even if it does not fit the antique parameters.

Heck, they could hide the jewels in a suitcase. BTW, does anyone check what is being packed up? Some of the goodies might be used to enrich or placate a buddy to whom this idiot president owes a favor to two.

[Lonestarblue]

8. I hope Trump doesn't bother returning from Florida after Christmas.

He doesn’t do anything useful anyway, and without him in Washington maybe the Biden team could meet with more of the career people in various agencies since with Trump gone those agency heads are likely to be awol also.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Following last night's email, a new one reportedly went to all White House staff this morning ...

Following last night’s email, a new one reportedly went to all
@WhiteHouse
staff this morning telling them to disregard the previous one and “Updated information will be shared in the coming days."

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

11. "Oops. The president won BIG. We are staying"

[Marie Marie]

37. He still thinks that somehow, he will be re-instated.

I swear, this fool will be out of office for months and still try to board Air Force 1.

[RAB910]

16. The only thing that will change with the new instructions is they will be marked top secret

[we can do it]

10. Buh bye.

[Skeptical Thomas]

13. The Administration is Leaving? Good!

If the departure INCLUDES Donnie Dimwit himself!

[Totally Tunsie]

15. My advice...

[Bayard]

17. Away with you!

[jb5150]

18. At this moment, Melania is saying ....

"These White House towels are so thick and fluffy I can barely get my luggage closed."

[OMGWTF]

19. Better count the silverware.

[FakeNoose]

20. Aw heck, why hang around for 2 more weeks? They should leave now

Buh bye!

[NewJeffCT]

21. This has since been superseded by another email

Link to tweet

?s=20

[George II]

22. I hope they leave in time to allow a full, deep fumigation of every nook and cranny. And...

...they'd better luminol the bedroom. No telling what has gone on in there the last four years.

[Maxheader]

23. bu bye..

[link:|

[hibbing]

24. Two weeks to fumigate the place n/t

[question everything]

26. Will believe it when I see it

[Liberty Belle]

27. This video shows how we all feel:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

39. Except for some of the lyrics, which Trump wants to appropriate:

And He shall reign for ever and ever
And He shall reign for ever and ever
And He shall reign for ever and ever
For ever and ever, forever and ever

[Polybius]

30. So he's leaving early?

He’s got 4 weeks left.

[TeamPooka]

31. Subject: get the fuck out of our White House

[mahina]

32. Just like his health care plan, except this is real.

[orleans]

33. ...

[niyad]

36. "Boxing up office supplies"???? That stuff is OURS, not theirs.

[Blue Owl]

41. Crank up the firehoses

Blast that shit out

[Lulu KC]

42. Not a moment too soon n/t