A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory committee appears to have removed from its membership list the president and CEO of the left-wing legal organization behind the removal of former President Donald Trump from Colorado's ballots. is.
noah binding machinethe president and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the left-wing group that filed the lawsuit that led to Trump's disqualification from Colorado's vote, is no longer in office. There is. listed as a member of Homeland Security Advisory Committee. (Related: There's a direct line between Joe Biden's deep state and Trump being excluded from Colorado's vote)
The bookbinder's name was most recently listed on the Advisory Board in December 2023.on the internet archive show. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appointed Bookbinder to the DHS Advisory Council in March 2022, according to Bookbinder's biography archived on his membership page.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 8: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas waits for the start of a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building at the Capitol on November 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to consider the Biden administration's additional requests to the Departments of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
House Republicans plan to begin impeachment proceedings against Mayorkas on January 10, citing record high levels of illegal immigration.
DHS and CREW did not respond to requests for comment. The membership list update was first reported. national pulsea conservative news organization.
Bookbinder is an active member of the DHS Advisory Board; meeting and, report Published by the DHS Subcommittee on Openness and Transparency in March 2023. He also spoke about “disinformation” at the August 2022 meeting. report Disinformation Best Practices and Safeguards by DHS Subcommittee. Conference proceedings show.
Bookbinding machine He is a former Chief Criminal Justice Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee and a former trial attorney in the Public Integrity Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). He repeatedly donated to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). record show.
Colorado Supreme Court control The Dec. 19 vote was 4-3 to disqualify Trump from the state's Republican primary ballot, based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars candidates who participate in an insurrection. Trump has not been charged or convicted of inciting the riot. (Related article: Left-wing legal group behind Trump's ballot deletion calls for immediate fundraising in Colorado ruling)
RENO, NV – DECEMBER 17: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, former US President, speaks during a campaign rally at the Reno Sparks Convention Center on December 17, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Former US President Trump, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2024 presidential election, held a campaign rally. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Our Constitution states that those who violate their oath by attacking our democracy are prohibited from serving in government. It is an honor to represent the petitioners and I look forward to ensuring that this extremely important judgment stands,” said Bookbinder. press release Celebrating the Colorado ruling.
CREW also called on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign and expose himself to Congressional scrutiny over gifts he received from billionaire Harlan Crowe.
President Trump and the Colorado Republican Party are appealing the Colorado ruling to the Supreme Court. The former president will remain on the state's ballot in the meantime.
