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NEW: @RepGraceMeng is asking US AG Jeff Sessions to investigate @SecretaryRoss “for possible crimes.”

“I’m absolutely incensed that Secretary Ross lied to me when I asked him if he had spoken with anyone in the White House about adding a citizenship question” to #2020census👇
2. Here’s a link to letter from Democratic @RepGraceMeng of NY to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for investigation of @CommerceGov @SecretaryRoss👇

meng.house.gov/sites/meng.hou…
3. My earlier thread explaining how @SecretaryRoss is backtracking on his testimony to @RepGraceMeng and other lawmakers about #2020census citizenship question👇

4. I reached out to @TheJusticeDept about @RepGraceMeng’s letter requesting investigation of @SecretaryRoss’ comments about #2020census citizenship question.

“The department does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations,” wrote back spokesperson Devin O’Malley.
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NEW: Internal Trump admin email shows @TheJusticeDept discussing the possibility of changing current legal protections that keep census info confidential & that sharing individuals' responses w law enforcement, national security officers may "come up later for renewed debate"👇
2. This June 12 email to acting civil rights division head, John Gore, from his then-chief of staff Ben Aguiñaga was filed Friday w San Francisco fed court by @AClaudeCase, one of #2020census #citizenshipquestion lawsuit plaintiffs' attys w @manatt @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel.
3. Issue came up after @RepJimmyGomez, D-Calif., asked if @TheJusticeDept under Trump administration agrees w this 2010 Obama-era DOJ memo confirming the Patriot Act could not force @CommerceGov secretary to release individuals' confidential census info👇

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NEW: The Trump administration has lost its sixth attempt to get the #2020census #citizenshipquestion lawsuits tossed out of court. U.S. District Judge George Hazel has rejected @TheJusticeDept’s motion to dismiss case in Maryland led by @LUPE_rgv👇
2. @LUPE_rgv & other plaintiffs in this #2020census #citizenshipquestion lawsuit are repped by @MALDEF @AAAJ_AAJC.

Potential trial set to start in January for other Md.-based lawsuit by Maryland & Arizona residents repped by @CovingtonLLP. @TheJusticeDept wants to skip trial.
3. Judge Hazel is allowing plaintiffs’ attorneys at @MALDEF @AAAJ_AAJC to argue that adding a #citizenshipquestion to #2020census is unconstitutional👇
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BREAKING: @TheJusticeDept official John Gore -- drafter of DOJ's request for citizenship question on #2020census -- testified that adding the question is "not necessary" for enforcing the Voting Rights Act.

From transcript of Gore's deposition for lawsuits, provided by @ACLU👇
@TheJusticeDept @ACLU 2. During deposition, @TheJusticeDept official John Gore also testified that he "had a conversation" with Attorney General Jeff Sessions related to the citizenship question "about the question of the use of total population or some other measure for apportionment purposes."👇
@TheJusticeDept @ACLU 3. @TheJusticeDept official John Gore's testimony confirms that Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided that the DOJ would request the @uscensusbureau to add a citizenship question to the #2020census👇
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Laughably, Trump is doing this while simultaneously urging Sessions and DOJ to show its independence.

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