Jean-Pierre said today that Biden’s chief of staff, Jeff Zients, has reached out to Trump transition team co-chairs Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick, and that he will “leave that line of communication open” .

“We’re going to be useful here,” Jean-Pierre said. “We want an effective and efficient transition of power. »

NBC News reported in October, that Trump and Harris were supposed to enter into memorandums of understanding (MOUs), or agreements, with the GSA by September 1 and memorandums of understanding with the White House by October 1 as part of the transition process .

The Trump campaign missed the deadline, while the Harris campaign closed the deals in September.

The GSA agreement gives campaigns access to office space and equipment, information technology and federal government personnel assistance, while the agreement with the Biden White House requires submission by the Trump team with an ethical plan.

In a letter sent to Trump and Vance last month, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, said it appeared Trump might try to ignore the demands. fundraising reporting and rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest in the country. new administration by not signing the agreements.