Biden Justice Dept. Discussed Trump’s Video of
FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago
We continue to reveal the details of the Biden administration’s
unconscionable raid on President Trump’s Florida home.
We received 477 pages of records pages from
the Department of Justice (DOJ) that show top officials of the
National Security Division discussing the political implications
of Trump allowing CNN to use closed-circuit TV (CCTV) footage of the
raid on his Mar-a-Lago home. The documents confirm that the
Justice Department had asked that Mar-a-Lago CCTV be turned off before
the raid.
We obtained the records in response to a September
2022 FOIA lawsuit filed after the
Justice Department failed to respond to an August 2022 request
for records about the August 8, 2022, Mar-a-Lago
raid ((Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of
Justice) (No. 1:22-cv-02884)).
In an August 17, 2022, email exchange, with the subject
“CNN – Mar-a-Lago CCTV Footage,” a trial attorney with
the Justice Department’s Counterintelligence and Export Control
Section of the National Security Division, whose name is
redacted, writes to colleagues:
I just received a call from our case agents at FBI, and apparently the
Bureau has been given a heads-up by CNN that CNN has CCTV [closed circuit
television] footage from Mar-a-Lago (presumably of agents executing the
search) that they may air as soon as tonight [Redacted]
I have no further info on what,
specifically, CNN has. But [redacted].
Jay Bratt, chief of the Counterintelligence and Export
Control Section, comments, “CNN is saying FPOTUS
[former president] is still weighing whether to release the
footage.”
Communications Advisor Luis Rossello adds:
Got a call from Evan [likely then-Trump attorney Evan Corcoran]. As
Jay says, Trump team is still weighing the release. Per Evan, some say it
will energize base, others say not a good look for FPOTUS to have it out
there.
CNN is working on a story that Jay requested
Trump team to turn off the cameras and they refused.
Justice Department official George Toscas replies, “We’re waiting to hear
back from FBIHQ on their recommended approach.”
Bratt writes, “We did. This was in the
call [redacted] and I had with Evan Corcoran before the search. It is
standard for [redacted].”
Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Marshall Miller forwards the
exchange to a personal email account of Deputy Attorney General Lisa
Monaco.
Miller makes a comment that is entirely redacted, to
which a Justice Department National Security
Division official, whose name is redacted, responds, “Kelsey/Luis: Will we
also plan to communicate to CNN the law enforcement safety need to blur
agent faces if footage ends up being released?”
Anthony Coley, Director of the DOJ Public Affairs Office, replies, “Done.”
If the Biden regime’s unprecedented and abusive FBI raid on Trump’s
home was on the up and up, they would have been happy to have it recorded
on video.
We are in the forefront of the court battles for
transparency regarding Biden administration’s targeting of former
President Trump.
A separate Judicial Watch lawsuit against the National
Archives and Records Administration resulted in
the release of 1,276
pages of records about the unprecedented document
dispute between the Archives and President Trump. Click here or here to review the
records.
In August 2022, we sued to unseal the search warrant
affidavit used to justify the unprecedented raid on the home
of former President Trump.
In September 2022, we filed lawsuits against the DOJ
for its records and the FBI’s records about the Mar-a-Lago raid search
warrant application and approval, as well as communications about the
warrant between the FBI, Executive Office of the President and the Secret
Service.
In October 2022, we sued the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) for all communications of the U.S. Secret Service internally
and with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the raid on
Trump’s home and for any video or audio recordings made during the
raid.
In November 2022, we sued the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) for all communications between the Secret Service and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the search warrant that
precipitated the raid on former Trump’s Florida residence at
Mar-a-Lago.
With the Biden regime’s arrest of Trump this week, the raid on his home,
and the long-running FBI/DOJ abuse of this man, Judicial Watch has had its
hands full exposing and opposing this massive government corruption. With
your support, not only we will push for the truth and accountability, but
Judicial Watch will increase its work to protect the Republic.
Judicial Watch Sues Air Force Over Release of Records of Rep. Anna
Luna
We filed a FOIA lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for
information on the improper release of the personnel records of U.S.
Rep Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) (Judicial Watch Inc. v U.S. Department of
Defense (No. 1:23-cv-01590)). Judicial Watch filed the
lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the
Air Force failed to comply with a March 7, 2023, FOIA request for:
- All personnel records of Anna Paulina Luna, also known as
Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky, including unmodified
original digital documents, released to any individual or entity from
January 1, 2019 to March 7, 2023
- All records, including but not limited to communications, FOIA
requests, and SF-180requests, concerning or relating to the release of
personnel records of Anna Paulina Luna, also known as Anna Paulina
Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky, to any individual or entity from
January 1, 2019 to March 6, 2023.
- All records of administrative or punitive action taken against any
individuals involved with the release of personnel records of Anna
Paulina Luna, also known as Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna
Paulina Gamberzky, from January 1, 2019 to March 7, 2023.
- All reports of investigation concerning or relating to the release of
personnel records of Anna Paulina Luna, also known as Anna
Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky.
- All communications with any representative or employee of The New
York Times concerning or relating to Anna Paulina Luna, also known as
Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky, from January 1,
2019 to March 7, 2023.
- All communications with any representative or employee of Due
Diligence Group, LLC (“DDG”) concerning or relating to Anna Paulina
Luna, also known as Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina
Gamberzky, from January 1, 2019 to March 7, 2023.
- All communications with any representative or employee of The
Washington Post concerning or relating to Anna Paulina Luna, also known as
Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky, from January 1, 2019
to March 7, 2023.
- All communications with any representative or employee of The
Associated Press concerning or relating to Anna Paulina Luna,
also known as Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky, from
January 1, 2019 to March 7, 2023.
- All communications with any representative or employee
of Politico concerning or relating to Anna Paulina Luna,
also known as Anna Paulina Mayerhofer and/or Anna Paulina Gamberzky, from
January 1, 2019 to March 7, 2023.
According to the suit, on February 13, 2023, the U.S. House Committee on
Armed Services and U.S. House Committee on Oversight and
Accountability disclosed the Air Force had
improperly revealed the unredacted records of at least 11 Republican
congressional candidates, who are Air Force veterans, to the research firm
Due Diligence Group.
The Due Diligence Group is a vendor for Democratic Party campaign
committees. According to the Washington Examiner:
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign, which seeks to elect Democrats to the
Senate, gave the Due Diligence Group $173,000 during the 2022 election
cycle as well as another three payments of more than $30,000 after the
election, according to the Federal Election Commission. Additionally, the
political research firm received more than $110,000 from the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee between January 2021 and December 2022,
filings show.
“The USAF leaked information of USAF candidates in the 2022 midterms to a
DEMOCRAT OPPO research firm,” Luna tweeted on February 27, 2023.
“Yes, I also have reason to believe my records were leaked. This is
likely going to be a criminal investigation.”
Luna joined the Air Force at age 19
and spent six years in the military, including five on active
duty.
The Biden Air Force improperly disclosed confidential personnel files on
candidates opposing Democrats, such as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. Judicial
Watch filed this lawsuit because this abuse may be a crime and now the
Biden administration is trying to cover up the scandal.
Until next week,
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