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👇
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👇
@TheJusticeDept @ACLU @uscensusbureau 4. The Trump administration has not filed any Voting Rights Act Section 2 cases since President Trump was sworn into office, @TheJusticeDept official John Gore testified👇
@TheJusticeDept @ACLU @uscensusbureau 5. I've found part of John Gore's deposition that backs up my earlier reporting that AG Jeff Sessions directed @TheJusticeDept not to meet w @uscensusbureau to discuss alternatives to adding a citizenship question to #2020census.
MY REPORT👇
npr.org/2018/10/27/661…
TRANSCRIPT👇
MY REPORT👇
npr.org/2018/10/27/661…
TRANSCRIPT👇
@TheJusticeDept @ACLU @uscensusbureau 6. And here's John Gore's testimony confirming @JustinElliott's @ProPublica report in March that Gore drafted the Justice Department's request for the #2020census citizenship question👇
(Justin's piece here:
propublica.org/article/john-g…)
(Justin's piece here:
propublica.org/article/john-g…)
@TheJusticeDept @ACLU @uscensusbureau @JustinElliott @ProPublica 7. The Trump administration went to the 2nd Circuit & #SCOTUS to try to block John Gore's deposition for #2020census citizenship question lawsuits.
Now, here's full transcript (via @ACLU) of his testimony👇
(NB: Transcript date typo, should say Oct 26)
apps.npr.org/documents/docu…
Now, here's full transcript (via @ACLU) of his testimony👇
(NB: Transcript date typo, should say Oct 26)
apps.npr.org/documents/docu…
8. Plaintiffs' attys at @NewYorkStateAG's office, @ACLU, @NYCLU, @arnoldporter fought hard to get John Gore deposed (THREAD BELOW👇).
No #SCOTUS ruling yet on Trump admin request to permanently block @SecretaryRoss' depo, which is on hold for now...
No #SCOTUS ruling yet on Trump admin request to permanently block @SecretaryRoss' depo, which is on hold for now...
