Air Force Casts Doubt on Politico’s Claim that GOP Candidate’s Sexual Assault Was Public Info
By Isaac School, Nat’l Rev., Oct. 13, 2022
The Air Force has denied that Politico‘s outing of a Republican congressional candidate’s status as a sexual-assault survivor could have been based on documents released as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, despite the publication’s claims otherwise.
Politico’s Adam Wren reported last week that Indiana congressional candidate and Air Force veteran Jennifer-Ruth Green suffered a sexual assault while serving in Iraq, despite Green’s pleas that he refrain from disclosing the details. Wren claimed that the lengthy profile of Green was based on documents obtained through a FOIA request and provided to Politico by a third party.
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