Come on, man. Was the WaPo born on January 20, 2021?
I may not fully buy into the idea of a “deep state,” but I certainly can recall what happened the last time Donald Trump attempted a seamless transition to the presidency through normal channels. The FBI and DoJ had already begun cooking up the “Russia-collusion” plot that Hillary Clinton handed them, they kneecapped Michael Flynn before he could even begin working for Trump, and the federal agencies involved leaked like sieves during the entire process.
For some reason, though, the Post seems shocked, shocked that Trump has not allowed them a second opportunity to derail his presidential term:
Since his victory, Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. Instead, the president-elect, who…