美國總務署署長莫菲23日致信拜登，認定他是今年總統大選的「明顯勝利者」（apparent winner），允許拜登的政權交接團隊開始與聯邦政府進行協調工作，好為明年1月20日的總統就職與新政府上任預作準備。莫菲強調她無權決定誰是總統當選人，她只能依照法律、先例、以及選舉訴訟以及各州認證計票結果的發展，決定政權交接事務的經費撥交與服務提供。總統大選的正式結果，依舊要等憲法規範的程序跑完才會有正式定論。
以下是莫菲致函拜登的信件全文：
Dear Mr. Biden:
親愛的拜登先生：
As the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration, I have the ability under the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended, to make certain post-election resources and services available to assist in the event of a presidential transition. See 3 U.S.C. § 102 note (the "Act"). I take this role seriously and, because of recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results, am transmitting this letter today to make those resources and services available to you.
身為美國總務署署長，基於1963年的《總統交接法》及其修正，我有權力確保相關資源與服務在總統大選後用於總統交接工作。參見《美國法典》第三卷一百零二條（《總統交接法》摘要部分）。我非常嚴肅地對待這個角色，由於最近關於法律挑戰與選舉結果認證的事態發展，我決定在今天將這封信轉交給您，讓上述資源與服務可以為您所用。
I have dedicated much of my adult life to public service, and I have always strived to do what is right. Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official—including those who work at the White House or GSA—with regard to the substance or timing of my decision. To be clear, I did not receive any direction to delay my determination. I did, however, receive threats online, by phone, and by mail directed at my safety, my family, my staff, and even my pets in an effort to coerce me into making this determination prematurely. Even in the face of thousands of threats, I always remained committed to upholding the law.
我成年後大部分時間都貢獻給公共服務，我也一直在努力做對的事。 請注意，我是根據法律與事實獨立做出決定。 我的決定及其時機，均從未受到任何行政部門官員（包括白宮或GSA）的直接或間接壓力。 必須說清楚的是，我也沒有收到任何延誤決定的指示。 然而，我確實透過網路、電話、信件，收到了針對我個人、我的家人、我的同仁、甚至是我的寵物的安全威脅，要求我在勝負尚未明朗之際作出決定。即使面對成千上萬的威脅，我也始終致力於維護法律。
