President-elect Donald Trump is bucking some of the ethics and security protocols in the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 — opting to privately bankroll Trump’s transition effort and thus far avoiding an agreement with the FBI for background checks.

President-elect Donald Trump’s team submitted an ethics plan guiding the conduct of its members throughout the transition period that does not appear to include provisions for one key member of the team: the president himself.

Donald Trump's transition team has signed a long-awaited memorandum of understanding with President Joe Biden and the White House to open up the door of the incoming administration to key government offices.