Joe Biden may file lawsuit to make transition happen; experts wary

President-elect names aide Ron Klain as White House chief of staff

US President-elect Joe Biden is looking to get Donald Trump to stop delaying his transition and could file a lawsuit this week. But, legal experts say that this move could backfire in Biden’s face, if a judge took the President’s side and handed him the election. 

By law, the head of the General Services Administration (GSA) is charged with recognising “the apparent successful candidate” in a presidential election and (if necessary) disbursing crucial funds and resources — such as office space, computers, phones, printers and so on — to the incoming administration to smooth its transition. This allows the new team