About time.

But Murphy wanted more certainty before triggering the transfer of power, those close to her said, even as her resistance was upending hundreds of years of peaceful handovers. She considered the mileposts to come. Battleground states would certify the vote and Trump’s legal fight would play out, she told colleagues.

Then there was the president’s anger, and the risk that he would fire her and her top aides if she moved forward.

Getting fired by Trump should be a badge of honor.