Posted on 08/31/2022 11:59:14 AM PDT by Twotone
Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are accusing acting National Archivist Debra Wall of misrepresenting the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) negotiations with lawyers for former President Donald Trump.
Wall informed attorney Evan Corcoran on May 10 that President Joe Biden directed her to determine whether or not Trump should benefit from executive privilege post-presidency. After consulting with the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, Wall rejected the request, she wrote to Corcoran. However, in an Aug. 16 letter to committee Republicans, Wall wrote that NARA “has not been involved in the DOJ investigation or any searches that it has conducted” since January 2022, so she could not comply with a document request.
The Republicans note the Corcoran letter in their response to Wall, calling her claim that NARA does not have relevant documents “puzzling.”
“Transparency is particularly important in the post-pandemic era when Americans are lacking trust in our nation’s institutions. Congress, and particularly the Oversight Committee, has a duty to provide transparency and accountability for the American people. We request that you revisit your prior communications to Oversight Republicans and amend your prior statements as necessary,” all 20 Republican members of the House Oversight Committee wrote.
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Golly is the GOP actually defending Trump now? When did this start happening?
So Wall lied to the oversight committee.
blind squirrels and nuts come to mind.
Watch Out, ANOTHER Harsh Letter being drafted. Whoooooooo so scary!!!
A polite way of saying that Debra Wall just got caught lying to congress. Not surprising behavior for someone working for the Biden administration.
I'd prefer that they add that lying under oath or in writing is subject to legal proceedings.
Some employers screen for math skills, some for written language skills and others for oral communication skills.
It is obvious that the Biden Administration screens for the ability to lie, misdirect and obfuscate.
“...Joe Biden directed her to determine whether or not Trump should benefit from executive privilege post-presidency. After consulting with the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, Wall rejected the request...”
Neither Biden’s, nor an archivis’st, nor the Assistant AG’s opinion has one whit of relevance to the question of whether Trump benefits from Executive Privilege. That is a matter for the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court alone.
I KNOW!!!
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.
This was the best surprise on an otherwise dismal day for me.
Debra Wall.
Add her to the list of Deep State Nevertrumpers.
At least.
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