Kelly, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, served as Trump’s chief of staff from July 2017 to early Jan. 2019. Trump lost patience with his strict management style and Kelly grew exasperated trying to put guardrails around the president. Kelly said that starting transition intelligence briefings early is key because it’s a gradual process. “I think it’s crazy not to” start the transition, Kelly said. So far, the administrator of the General Services Administration, Emily Murphy, has not determined that Biden is officially the president-elect, which has blocked agencies and the Biden transition team from interacting.
