12-14-2019, 09:58 AM
The order by McFadden, a Trump appointee, means that the lawsuit will be allowed to move forward and gives the government until Jan. 10 to say whether Pompeo complied with federal records law or show why he was not obligated to do so.
Pompeo will then have until the middle of March to produce the State Department’s record of evidence.
Democracy Forward’s senior counsel cheered the order. “President Trump clearly wishes to shield his interactions with foreign leaders even from those within his administration. But the law doesn’t allow Secretary Pompeo to turn a blind eye to those efforts,” Nitin Shah said in a statement, calling the ruling “a win for government transparency and accountability.”
The State Department declined to comment on pending litigation.
More: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/11...tes-082600
Pompeo will then have until the middle of March to produce the State Department’s record of evidence.
Democracy Forward’s senior counsel cheered the order. “President Trump clearly wishes to shield his interactions with foreign leaders even from those within his administration. But the law doesn’t allow Secretary Pompeo to turn a blind eye to those efforts,” Nitin Shah said in a statement, calling the ruling “a win for government transparency and accountability.”
The State Department declined to comment on pending litigation.
More: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/11...tes-082600