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This is a real hootenany now = ACLU filing FOIA suits
Posted on: January 22, 2017 at 16:54:12 CT
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OH BOY.
Don is not used to such probing I have a feeling. FOIA are hard to get around.
ASHINGTON ― Moments before Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a massive Freedom of Information Act request for documents related to his multi-billion dollar business and conflicts of interest.
The civil liberties group is requesting documents from the Office of Government Ethics, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management. The ACLU also released a seven-point plan explaining how it will challenge Trump in the next four years.
“We are bringing this first legal action using the Freedom of Information Act to underscore the fact that President Trump is not above the law,” Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said in a statement. “Trump took the oath, but he didn’t take the steps necessary to ensure that he and his family’s business interests comply with the Constitution and other federal statutes.”
In a press conference on Jan. 11, Trump announced that he would not divest himself of his business holdings and the many conflicts of interest they pose, both foreign and domestic. He instead handed off control of his business to his two adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, while maintaining his full stake in the company and its many subsidiaries. The director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, commented that Trump’s plan fell far short of the standard set by every other president in the modern era.
The ACLU’s FOIA request asks the four government agencies for access to all documents, legal opinions and communications related to the Trump Organization and Trump transition team’s business conflicts of interest. This includes any legal opinions related to the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the Constitution, anti-nepotism laws, ethics regulations and gift rules for the executive branch, as well as regulations related to the integrity of the procurement process.
“The ACLU files many, many FOIA requests. I’m certain this will be the first of many to seek info from what is now Trump’s government,” said ACLU attorney Brett
Don is not used to such probing I have a feeling. FOIA are hard to get around.
ASHINGTON ― Moments before Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a massive Freedom of Information Act request for documents related to his multi-billion dollar business and conflicts of interest.
The civil liberties group is requesting documents from the Office of Government Ethics, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management. The ACLU also released a seven-point plan explaining how it will challenge Trump in the next four years.
“We are bringing this first legal action using the Freedom of Information Act to underscore the fact that President Trump is not above the law,” Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said in a statement. “Trump took the oath, but he didn’t take the steps necessary to ensure that he and his family’s business interests comply with the Constitution and other federal statutes.”
In a press conference on Jan. 11, Trump announced that he would not divest himself of his business holdings and the many conflicts of interest they pose, both foreign and domestic. He instead handed off control of his business to his two adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, while maintaining his full stake in the company and its many subsidiaries. The director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, commented that Trump’s plan fell far short of the standard set by every other president in the modern era.
The ACLU’s FOIA request asks the four government agencies for access to all documents, legal opinions and communications related to the Trump Organization and Trump transition team’s business conflicts of interest. This includes any legal opinions related to the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the Constitution, anti-nepotism laws, ethics regulations and gift rules for the executive branch, as well as regulations related to the integrity of the procurement process.
“The ACLU files many, many FOIA requests. I’m certain this will be the first of many to seek info from what is now Trump’s government,” said ACLU attorney Brett
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This is a real hootenany now = ACLU filing FOIA suits - raskolnikov MU - 1/22 16:54:12
- exactly because it has nothing to do with standing for the - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 1/22 16:58:00