Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge for withheld Trump administration records
Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio Kennedy Center board member, asked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper Sunday to order the Trump administration to turn over emails and texts withheld as privileged presidential communications. Beatty’s lawyers said the messages bear on the challenge to President Donald Trump’s plans to close the center. Cooper had not ruled.
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Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, asked a judge Sunday to order the Trump administration to turn over emails and text messages it has withheld. The administration claims the records contain privileged presidential communications. Beatty’s lawyers say the communications could show the scope of President Donald Trump’s influence over the center’s management and bear directly on the case challenging his plans to close the Kennedy Center. “These communications directly bear on the issues before the Court, and the claim of privilege cannot stand,” the lawyers wrote in a court filing. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper did not immediately rule on the request.
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- Bozeman Daily Chronicle — Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plans
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The report says plaintiffs’ lawyers asked a judge on Sunday to order the Trump administration to turn over withheld Kennedy Center-related emails and texts. Its timing and central claim match the proposed event.