The GAO said it would review which ethics provisions and other laws applied to the Trump transition team at the time. | Getty GAO says it's investigating Trump transition team

The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether members of President Donald Trump’s transition team followed federal guidelines and ethics rules during the presidential transition, following complaints lodged by Democratic lawmakers in November.

In a letter dated April 5 to Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the GAO confirmed that it would examine the transition team, including reviewing its use of federal funds and looking into the team's communications with foreign governments. The letter was posted to Warren's website this week and reported by The Associated Press on Wednesday.


The two lawmakers' initial complaint requested that the GAO probe possible conflicts of interest related to Trump’s international business ties, the transition team’s use of federal funds and whether any members of Trump’s transition team breached security or diplomatic protocols.

The GAO said it would also review which ethics provisions and other laws applied to the transition team at the time. It said that its review would be completed and sent to the lawmakers by June.