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Army Smears Pro-Lifers!
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Army Documents Designate Pro-Life Organizations
as ‘Terrorists’—Judicial Watch Sues for Answers
It’s an unfortunate reality that the radical leftist Biden-Harris
administration is trying to set our military against conservative American
citizens. Judicial Watch has had to sue after being denied basic records
about the Army’s targeting of pro-life Christians and that makes the
scandal even worse.
We filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the
U.S. Department of Defense for details of U.S. Army training materials that
designate pro-life organizations or individuals as “terrorists” (Judicial Watch Inc. v
U.S. Department of Defense (No 1:24-cv-02895).
Judicial Watch filed suit here in DC after the Department of the Army
failed to respond to an August 13, 2024, FOIA request for"
- All documents related to the designation of the
National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) or any other pro-life organizations
or individuals as "terrorists" in anti-terrorism training materials used by
Fort Liberty as discussed in media reports, such as https://www.wral.com/story/fort-liberty-responds-to-slide-callinganti-abortion-groups-terrorist-organizations/21520553/.
- All emails of Army
Secretary Christine Wormuth, Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo, Chief of Staff
Gen. Randy George, and/or Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus regarding
the designation of pro-life groups or individuals as “terrorists.”
We made a subsequent FOIA request to Special Command Operations, U.S. Army
Reserve, Fort Liberty, NC, a component of the Army, for:
- Records related to
the designation of the National Right to Life Committee or any other
pro-life organization as “terrorists” in anti-terrorism training
materials used by Fort Liberty.
- All emails of
Garrison Commander Col. John Wilcox regarding the designation of pro-life
groups as “terrorists” in Army training material.
A photo which circulated
on social media shows one slide from a presentation used to train
soldiers. The slide, titled “Terrorist Groups,” lists several groups,
including National Right to Life and Operation Rescue, and “opponents of
Roe v. Wade.” The Army responded to the news report, saying the material
had not been vetted correctly.
In my new book Rights and Freedoms in
Peril, I detail a long chain of abuses officials and politicians
have made against the American people and calls readers to battle for
“the soul and survival of America.” The book details how
the progressive movement threatens America’s most venerable institutions,
undermining the core principles that make this country a beacon of hope to
the world.
Earlier this month we sued the U.S.
Department of Defense for records regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy’s
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plans.
In June 2024, we sued the Defense
Department for records regarding deletion of the words “Duty, Honor,
Country” from the United States Military Academy at West Point’s
mission statement.
In March 2023, records we obtained
from the Department of Defense showed the Air Force Academy has made race
and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets.
In July 2023, we exposed records from
the United States Air Force Academy, a component of the United States
Department of Defense, which included instructional materials and emails
that address topics such as Critical Race Theory, “white privilege,”
and Black Lives Matter.
In July 2022, we sued the Department of
Defense for records related to the United States Naval Academy (USNA)
implementing Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the training of naval
recruits.
In June, we received records revealing Critical Race Theory instruction at
the U.S. Military Academy at West Point One
training slide contains a graphic titled “MODERN-DAY SLAVERY IN THE
USA.” [Emphasis in original].
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here: JudicialWatchBook.com.)
Judicial Watch Sues Key Election Office In Arizona
Judicial Watch just filed an Arizona Public Records Law lawsuit against the
Maricopa County Recorder--run by Stephen Richer—for any records about the
use of office staff to pursue Mr. Richer’s personal interests, including
his personal defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake – Senate candidate and
2022 gubernatorial candidate (Judicial Watch, Inc. v.
Stephen Richer, in his official capacity as Maricopa County Recorder
(No. CV-2024-028791)). (The recorder’s office helps conduct and
supervise elections.)
The suit was filed in the Superior Court for the State of Arizona after
Richer failed to respond to a March 25, 2024, open records law request
for:
- Any documents directing the utilization of Maricopa
County Recorder Office (MCRO) staff to search for information concerning
the personal defamation lawsuit involving Kari Lake.
- Any information submitted to the Court(s) in
official litigation proceedings regarding the personal defamation lawsuit.
- Any time sheets, invoices, or receipts, indicating
MCRO expenses related to obtaining information in the lawsuit.
- Any documents addressing 1st Amendment rights
including articles, op-eds, and/or speeches, generated by Mr. Richer and/or
MCRO staff.
- Any MCRO policies, addressing:
- Conflict of
interest
- Using County/Office resources for
personal use
- Any documents indicating current MCRO employees from
former Senator McSally's office.
In November 2022, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake questioned the results
of Maricopa County’s electoral procedure. Lake criticized both Richer and
her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs, who was the incumbent secretary of
state in charge of overseeing election operations. In June 2023, Richer
filed a defamation lawsuit.
On March 23, 2024, an article from AZ
Free News reported, “Public records revealed that Maricopa County
Recorder Stephen Richer tasked staff with compiling articles and online
content pertaining to his personal defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake –
Senate candidate and 2022 gubernatorial candidate – as well as topics of
personal political interest.”
Richer recently made the news again for aligning with the left-leaning
States United Democracy Center to target election
speech.
It is curious that we’re getting the runaround on the potential use of
government resources to target Kari Lake with a defamation lawsuit. I’ll
be sure to update you as events warrant!
Judicial Watch Sues for Secret Service Records on Security Breach At
Trump Event – Agent Reportedly Left Post to Breastfeed
The Biden-Harris Secret Service is covering up yet another dangerous
security failure in protecting President Trump.
We filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security for details of a U.S. Secret Service
agent reportedly breastfeeding her baby while on duty at a Trump rally in
North Carolina in August (Judicial Watch, Inc. v.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:24-cv-02925)).
We filed the suit after the Secret Service failed to respond to an August
15, 2024, FOIA request for:
- All records
related to a reported incident on August 15, 2024 in Asheville, North
Carolina in which a Secret Service agent was found to be breast-feeding her
child at a Trump campaign rally site in violation of Secret Service
regulations, including but not limited to: All emails and text messages
sent to and from members of President Trump’s protective detail
concerning the incident, as well as all USSS memoranda, reports, cables,
directives and disciplinary records related to the incident.
- All emails and text
messages regarding the aforementioned incident sent to and from the
following USSS officials: Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Chief Operating
Officer Cynthia Radway, Asst. Dir. Michael Plati, Asst. Dir. Brian Lambert,
Chief Human Capital Officer Denise Walker Hall, Asst. Dir. David Smith,
Asst. Dir. Miltom Wilson, Uniformed Division Chief Michael Buck, Chief
Counsel Thomas Huse, and Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi.
The Secret Service denied the request on August 22 and later denied an
appeal.
A few minutes before Donald Trump arrived at the fateful campaign event in
Asheville, NC, the agent in charge of security was reportedly doing a
sweep of the walking route and found an agent had “abandoned her post …
‘to breastfeed with no permission/warning to the event site agent.’”
The report also noted that “a working Secret Service agent on duty is not
allowed to bring children to a protective assignment.” The agent at issue
also allowed unvetted family members to bypass security.
The Secret Service’s refusal to disclose records about this scandal is,
unfortunately, par for the course from them but we will be insistent in
federal court for answers.
Judicial Watch has done extensive work litigating and investigating Secret
Service scandals and secrets.
We recently sued for Secret
Service records about a break-in at a hair salon by Secret Service agents
in Pittsfield, MA, during a campaign fundraising visit by Vice President
Kamala Harris.
In September we sued for records
regarding potential increased protective services to former President
Trump’s security detail prior to the attempt on his life at his July 13
campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
In August, we received Secret Service records that showed
the Secret Service has made it a top priority that “diversity and
inclusion is not just ‘talked about’ – but demonstrated by all
employees through ‘Every Action, Every Day.’” [Emphasis in
original]
We the extensive preparation of local police for the rally at which former
President Trump was shot, including sniper teams, counter assault teams and
a quick response force.
In response to a separate open records request, we obtained bodycam
footage of the July 13 assassination events from the Butler Township Police
Department.
We reported that the FBI
withheld information on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for
information about its coordination with the U.S. Secret Service regarding
the July 13 Butler, PA, rally.
On July 31, we reported that the
United States Secret Service completely denied multiple Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents about the assassination
attempt on former President Trump.
We have more than 25 FOIA and open records currently pending on the
shooting of Trump with the Biden administration and local and state
officials and agencies in Pennsylvania.
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