Politico reported, however, that the Republican president-elect and his team are “overseeing a fully privatized” operation, which is relying on “private servers, laptops and cell phones instead of government-issued devices.”.
Federal officials say they’re worried about sharing documents via email with Donald Trump’s transition team because the incoming officials are eschewing government devices, email addresses and cybersecurity support, raising fears that they could potentially expose sensitive government data.
Their anxiety is particularly high in light of recent hacking attempts from China and Iran that targeted Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and other top officials.
The Trump transition confirmed its use of private emails, with spokesperson Brian Hughes telling Politico that “all transition business is conducted on a transition-managed email server.”
“We have implemented plans to communicate information securely as necessary,” [Hughes] added, but declined to say what those plans entail.
There are a lot of countries out there that want to know: What are the policy plans for the incoming administration?”.
Younger readers might not fully appreciate the degree to which the 2016 presidential election focused on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email protocols. »
