The document wars continue…
In the never-ending witch hunt against President Trump and his allies, the Department of Justice is requesting that a judge force Peter Navarro into handing over his emails from his time in the Trump administration.
Navarro, who has previously been targeted by the F.B.I., is alleged to have used an unofficial account to conduct official business—something which seems to be standard in Washington…
Sources claim that under the Presidential Records Act, all of those communications were supposed to be copied to an official government account within 20 days of sending/receiving them and then handed over to the President once Navarro’s tenure was done.
Navarro has always complied with the government’s requests, despite their treatment of him.
Here’s what we currently know:
Speaking of presidential records: DOJ tonight filed a motion for summary judgment in its civil case against former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, arguing there’s simply no dispute he still has govt records (emails) he’s legally required to turn over https://t.co/l6PNsaXCv0 pic.twitter.com/tHeCJ858kf
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) September 26, 2022
“But what if Navarro just deletes the emails?”
For one thing, deleted emails are rarely actually gone. Also that would be felony obstruction, ensuring Navarro ends up in prison. So if he has deleted them, now he’ll really have to flip on Trump to avoid prison.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) September 27, 2022
The Hill reports:
“There is no genuine dispute of fact that Dr. Navarro used at least one unofficial email account to conduct official business, that those records are the property of the United States, and that Dr. Navarro has refused to return the records to the United States,” the Justice Department said in the recent filing that asked the judge for an immediate ruling in its favor. “Indeed, his counsel has expressly admitted as much.”
Navarro says I’ll give you your emails if you give me immunity. DOJ says nope we’ll just take ‘em back and you get nothing. For now.
— C. Walworth (@carlawalworth) September 27, 2022
The National Archives first became aware of Navarro’s use of personal email account last year, after House select panel investigating the coronavirus pandemic obtained emails showing Navarro used the ProtonMail account for official White House activities. https://t.co/zyu8lt2s3o
— The Victor ???????? ???????????? (@TheVictor69) September 24, 2022
Just The News adds:
Navarro allegedly used “at least one non-official email account” to send and receive messages while working in the White House, according to the department. However, he didn’t copy those emails and messages to his government email account within the 20-day requirement of the law, the department alleged.
The emails were in regards to needing ventilators, creating and using National-Guard-based rapid response teams and using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.
Who’s Doj?
We don’t care what that doood has to say!
He’s a douchbag POS.