Trump staffer records should remain secret, Biden administration lawyers argue
Dave Levinthal, Insider, June 3, 2022
Insider filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records about Trump and Pence's post-presidency transition offices.
General Services Administration officials refused to release some records, and Insider sued.
The lawsuit is pending in federal district court.
There is "no discernible public interest" in disclosing the identities of six taxpayer-funded staffers who worked for former President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence after they left office, Biden administration lawyers told a federal district court Wednesday.
Releasing the Trump and Pence staffers' names would "constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of their privacy," according to a motion filed by Department of Justice attorneys, including US Attorney Matthew Graves, who President Joe Biden nominated.
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