The Trump Administration has asked the United States Supreme Court an emergency court order to block the procedures in a case that involves a request for freedom of information in search of information from the Government’s efficiency department.
The citizen government surveillance group for responsibility and ethics in Washington demanded Doge earlier this year for public access to its records and its plans to review the government.
The Administration has claimed an executive privilege, insisting that Dege, as a presidential advisory board, is not subject to FOIA.
A hearing from the Federal Court that the case is scheduled to proceed with the declarations and the production of documents as part of an audience to determine if FOIA is applied.
General lawyer John Sauer told the court that such an effort defeats the purpose of the litigation and effectively would expose the information of the private executive branch.
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on January 10, 2025.
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A crew representative, who responds to the Trump administration application of a court order, said in a statement: “While Dege continues trying to combat transparency at all levels of justice, we hope to present our case that the Supreme Court must join the District Court and the Court of Appeals to allow Discovery to advance.”
A federal judge in March determined that Dege should be subject to the Law on Freedom of Information.
The United States District Judge, Chris Cooper, ruled that the executive orders of President Donald Trump, his public statements about Doge and the “substantial authority of the agency on the vast stripes of the federal government” were enough to demonstrate that Dege should be subject to Foia, which gives media organizations and the public the right to access the federal government’s records.
Peter Charalambous of ABC News contributed to this report.
