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Distractions aside, the transition rolls on

Updated 7:30 PM ET, Wed November 25, 2020

(CNN) - Even if President Donald Trump and his allies can't bring themselves to call Joe Biden the President-elect
(which he is) or stop themselves from falsely and persistently claiming fraud, the wheels of the transition are finally
turning.

On Wednesday, Biden urged pandemic-weary Americans "to steel our spines, redouble our efforts and recommit
ourselves to the fight" in a Thanksgiving address from Delaware. And again, Trump produced a distraction-laden
split screen. Moments before Biden spoke, the President called in to a "hearing" with Rudy Giuliani and
Pennsylvania Republicans, continuing to falsely claim the election was stolen from him.

Despite still fundraising off the flimsy fraud allegations, Trump's team approved another hallmark of the transition:
Biden will receive the classified intelligence briefings known as the President's Daily Brief. 

This week's ascertainment of Biden's win should have been a normal, routine thing, barely garnering major
coverage, much less rapt attention. The same goes for Pennsylvania, Michigan and other states certifying their
election results. But, as things go in the Trump administration, they were beset by delays, intrigue and tweets from
the President himself.

The pardons for the Thanksgiving turkeys and Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, are behind us.
Now Trump can get to the business of government that remains and other pardons he might pursue (potentially
including one for himself).

Planning for Biden's pandemic-altered inauguration continues, with scaffolding for risers already going up on the
National Mall and event details being hammered out. 

The Point: At last, a (mostly) peaceful transition of power is underway.

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