'Most worrisome': Expert alarmed as Trump blows off key part of election process

The New York Times is reporting that former President Donald Trump's campaign is blowing off the formal transition process, which is allowing it to maintain secrecy over who is sending funds to the effort.

According to the Times, "Trump’s team has missed two key deadlines to sign agreements with the administration that are set by federal law and has also failed to sign an ethics plan that is required to jump-start the process of planning for a new administration."

The Times spoke with campaign finance experts who noted that refusing to sign these documents allows him to avoid disclosing funding sources while also evading limits on how much private donors can give to the effort.

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign, in contrast, has complied with the process.

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The Times adds that, by not complying with the transition process, Trump's team has "cut itself off from some government services" and has "prevented aides from getting security clearances required before they can review federal records."

Martha Joynt Kumar, an emeritus professor of political science at Towson University, raised concerns about Trump officials missing out on key information that will leave them unprepared to deal with threats should they take power.

“National security is the most worrisome,” she told the Times in an interview published Wednesday. “They would be missing a great deal."