Trump is running his transition team on secret money - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : In 2016, Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural, including from 30 donations of $1 million each.
58% : Previous transitions, including Trump's before his first term, have signed the agreements.
57% : Trump is the first president-elect to sidestep the restrictions, provoking alarm among ethics experts.
48% : Before the 2016 election, Trump relied on former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, to run his transition.
48% : The 2016 transition also paid some $1.8 million in legal fees, much of which was spent after Trump had been sworn in as president.
46% : Trump used office space in Trump Tower to interview candidates during the transition, and filings show that his transition spent $258,000 on "rent and utilities," though not who was paid.
7% : Trump fired Christie immediately after the election, replacing him with his running mate, Mike Pence.
4% : But, as journalist Bob Woodward later reported, when Trump discovered that Christie had been raising money to pay for that venture, Trump accused him of "stealing" from his campaign and "jinxing" his chances.

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