Author: Joey Garrison and Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY

During the procedure, Biden temporarily transferred presidential power to Vice President Kamala Harris.

The White House has said that it would not be appropriate for Biden to assert executive privilege to block the release of documents.

“Obviously, we don’t have a sense that they are going to readily hand it over to us at the airport,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

By swiftly reversing several Trump policies, Biden wants to show the world the U.S. has turned the page.