According to Judicial Watch, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal court to suppress the names of executives working in Special Counsel Jack Smith's office.
Submitted by Judicial Watch lawsuit in May 2023 after the Justice Department denied a Freedom of Information Act request to release staff directories and records of employees employed by Mr. Smith. The Justice Department acknowledged in April 2023 that it had two such lists of employees, but refused to release them, citing “privacy interests.” according to To judicial oversight.
Judicial Watch said in court on Monday: filing It said it was only seeking information about top-level staff “who tend to be decision-makers or supervisors or who have specialized skills, knowledge or experience.”
“Defendant's argument that disclosing directories more than one year old could reasonably be expected to interfere is [special counsel’s office] “This work is entirely conclusive, speculative, and lacks meaningful evidentiary support, as SCO staff may be threatened or harassed,” the motion states. “It also ignores the fact that the names of at least 23 SCO staff are readily available from public sources, but that their names, and in some cases their email addresses and mobile phone numbers, have been published. appears to have had no appreciable impact on society” SCO functions. ” (Related: Former Justice Department official Jack Smith says rush to bring Trump to justice is 'grossly unfair')
BREAKING: The Justice Department grants permission to a federal court to keep secret the names of senior employees working in Special Counsel Jack Smith's office targeting former President Donald Trump and other Americans. I'm looking for it (1/3). https://t.co/u6H3VmpSrQ
— Judicial Watch ⚖️ (@JudicialWatch) February 14, 2024
Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said in a statement that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting Trump's Georgia case, profited by hiring his girlfriend, Nathan Wade, and giving him a high salary. He said the need to understand who was on Mr Smith's team had become even more urgent after the allegations that he had obtained money from him. contract.
“Special Counsel Jack Smith is not above the law, and the American people have a right to know who is working on his unprecedented, politicized anti-Trump investigation,” Fitton said. . “Given the scandalous revelations that the Fani Willis prosecution team is targeting Trump, it is especially urgent that the American people know who is at the head of Jack Smith's staff.”
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