Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Trump has cast doubt on a peaceful transfer of power, but the preparation for one is well underway November 1, 2020 President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether he will commit to a peaceful transfer of power should Democrat Joe Biden win the election, but the secretive process to prepare a would-be Biden administration has been underway for months with help from top Trump officials.