Why federal officials are scared to share sensitive docs with Trump team via email: report

Government officials worry they can't share important "documents via email" with President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, according to a Wednesday Politico report.

The MAGA team has been "eschewing government devices, email addresses and cybersecurity support," Politico reports, "raising fears that they could potentially expose sensitive government data."

Politico notes, "While it’s unclear how the decision is impacting a transition that is already behind, with fewer than five weeks remaining until Inauguration Day, one person familiar with the collaboration between the Biden administration and the Trump transition team, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive discussions, said it is further hampering the process."

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Two federal officials who requested anonymity told the news outlet that their colleagues are leaning towards "in-person meetings and document exchanges that they otherwise would have conducted electronically."

Ex-White House cyber coordinator Michael Daniel told Politico, "I can assure you that the transition teams are targets for foreign intelligence collection."

He added, "There are a lot of countries out there that want to know: What are the policy plans for the incoming administration?"

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Politico's full report is available at this link.