Trump team lands at Energy Department

By Robin Bravender | 12/18/2024 04:09 PM EST

The president-elect’s transition team met with DOE leaders Tuesday. 

The Department of Energy building.

The Department of Energy. John Shinkle/POLITICO

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has landed at the Energy Department’s headquarters.

Members of the Trump transition arrived at the Energy Department on Tuesday to meet for the first time with department leaders, a DOE spokesperson said Wednesday.

“Department officials showed them to dedicated office space in the building that had been set aside for them as they conduct ongoing internal briefings over the next few weeks,” the spokesperson said.

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The transition meetings come as the Trump team prepares to take over the executive branch in January. Trump’s transition team formally signed off on a memorandum of understanding with the Biden administration in late November — after such transition agreements are typically done — paving the way for Trump “landing teams” to head into agencies.

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