Top Democrats fear Trump and his staff will shred documents, withhold important information and delete official emails on the way out if Biden wins the election. Here's what they plan to do to stop it

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• Top Democrats are worried that President Donald Trump and his allies will shred documents, delete data and emails, and refuse to cooperate with an incoming transition team if Joe Biden wins the White House.

• "If there's a transition — and I pray to God there is this year — it's hard to see it going smoothly," said Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who chairs a House Oversight panel on government operations.
• Earlier this month, the Trump administration sent a report to congressional watchdogs showing how it's preparing for a possible government handover in January.  But Democrats are skeptical.
• "We are not dealing with the most law-abiding administration here," said Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland. "These are people who have no problems suppressing and destroying evidence."
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Top Democratic watchdogs in Congress are worried that President Donald Trump, his staff, and cabinet officials could withhold critical documents, delete emails, and refuse to cooperate with an incoming transition team if Joe Biden wins the White House in November. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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