President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, Russell Vought, on Dec. 31 defended his agency’s handling of requests from the transition team of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, denying claims that the Trump administration is obstructing the transition process. In a letter addressed to the head of Biden’s transition team, Ted Kaufman, Vought said he wanted to “correct several false statements” and noted that his agency will not allow current OMB staff to write Biden policy proposals “to dismantle this administration’s work.” “Since ascertainment, OMB has provided significant briefing materials on its operations, and has provided factual information about ongoing programs to the [Biden transition team] upon request,” he wrote. Vought insisted that the office has been fully cooperative over the course of 45 meetings with Biden’s staff to discuss specific issues, operational questions, and more. He also noted that his OMB staff had briefed transition officials on Operation Warp Speed and other coronavirus pandemic relief efforts. “Furthermore, …