Trump-Biden transition latest: Trump signs coronavirus relief bill amid pressure

Biden released a statement on Saturday afternoon amping up the pressure on Trump to sign the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress.

Biden said the “abdication of responsibility” by Trump has “devastating consequences” for Americans while reiterating that while the bill is "critical," it is also just a first step toward getting struggling families and businesses the help they need.

"It is the day after Christmas, and millions of families don’t know if they’ll be able to make ends meet because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign an economic relief bill approved by Congress with an overwhelming and bipartisan majority," the statement reads.

"This abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences. Today, about 10 million Americans will lose unemployment insurance benefits. In just a few days, government funding will expire, putting vital services and paychecks for military personnel at risk. In less than a week, a moratorium on evictions expires, putting millions at risk of being forced from their homes over the holidays," it continues. "Delay means more small businesses won’t survive this dark winter because they lack access to the lifeline they need, and Americans face further delays in getting the direct payments they deserve as quickly as possible to help deal with the economic devastation caused by COVID-19. And while there is hope with the vaccines, we need funding to be able to distribute and administer them to millions of Americans, including frontline health care workers."

The bill "needs to be signed into law now," the statement says. "But it is also a first step and down payment on more action that we’ll need to take early in the new year to revive the economy and contain the pandemic."

-ABC News' John Verhovek

On Saturday, the day expanded unemployment benefits are set to lapse after Trump refused to sign the bipartisan COVID-19 relief and spending bill overwhelmingly approved by Congress this week, the president tweeted again about one of his main sticking points -- the amount of money the bill allocates to send directly to Americans.

"I simply want to get our great people $2000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. Also, stop the billions of dollars in 'pork,'" he tweeted.

It is unclear if the president, who received the bill at Mar-a-Lago Christmas eve, has any intention of signing the bill or vetoing it. If he vetoes it, Congress could override his veto. But he could also do nothing and wait for the current Congress to end, forcing the new Congress to start from scratch on another bill.

If Trump doesn't sign the bill, it could also lead to a government shutdown.

Trump also tweeted Saturday morning his grievances about the results of the presidential election and what he views as a lack of support in overturning the results.

"Mitch & the Republicans do NOTHING, just want to let it pass. NO FIGHT!" he wrote in one tweet.

In another, he dug into the DOJ and the FBI, tweeting: "The 'Justice' Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud," again citing baseless claims about the presidential election.

He repeated those baseless claims in yet another tweet directed at the Supreme Court.

"The U.S. Supreme Court has been totally incompetent and weak on the massive Election Fraud that took place in the 2020 Presidential Election," he wrote, continuing to make debunked claims.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan, Allison Pecorin and Ben Gittleson

As Americans wait to learn whether Trump will sign a must-pass spending bill and COVID-19 relief package, Trump tweeted on Friday afternoon a reiteration of his demand that Americans receive $2,000 payments as opposed to the $600 in the current legislation.

"Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?" he wrote.

The current bill took months to negotiate and was finalized just days before millions lose benefits if pandemic-era provisions expire. Then Trump demanded more money be sent directly to Americans.

House Democrats seized on Trump's demand on Thursday, proposing $2,000 payments in a measure that was blocked by members of Trump’s own party.

Trump has spent the past two days at his golf club, while Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly spending the holidays at Vail.

Shortly after his tweet on the bill, the president tweeted that he’s going to do a video call with troops around the world, but that the “Fake News” is “not invited!”

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson, Mariam Khan and Allison Pecorin

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who has maintained a strong anti-illegal immigration stance during her short tenure in office, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for her Georgia Senate runoff campaign from donors linked to a family owned company that was forced to pay out more than $95 million in fines for unlawful immigration practices and alleged hiring discrimination, disclosure records show.

Between late November and early December, Loeffler's campaign received more than $28,000 in contributions from at least 11 members of the Asplundh family, according to new campaign finance reports filed to the Federal Election Commission. The Asplundh family owns and operates the large, privately held Asplundh Tree Expert Company, which has done work for the U.S. Department of Energy.

In 2017, the Pennsylvania-based tree-trimming and vegetation management company had to pay the largest civil settlement ever levied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a yearslong investigation resulted in the company pleading guilty to "unlawfully employing aliens." Additionally, in January 2019, Asplundh agreed to pay $55,000 in back wages to settle hiring discrimination allegations stemming from one of its facilities in Georgia.

ABC News sent a detailed email to two staffers on Loeffler's campaign that outlined the company's past settlement over its unlawful immigration practices and back pay for alleged discrimination. In addition to asking for a general comment on the donations and the company's past, ABC News also asked if the campaign knew that members of the Asplundh family had donated and intentionally excluded their occupations and employers; if the campaign -- given the senator's stance on immigration and the company's infraction in Georgia -- wanted their support and their donations; and if the campaign did not want their support or donation, if they would refund them.

In response, Loeffler's deputy campaign manager, Stephen Lawson, replied, "[W]e're marking your email as spam. Please don't ever email us again."In a follow-up email a minute later, Loeffler's press secretary, Caitlin O'Dea, wrote, "And Merry Christmas!"

The Asplundh family did not respond to requests for comment, either.

-ABC News' Quinn Scanlan and Soo Rin Kim