New lawsuit: In 2016, the US government was planning to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 with Harriet Tubman. Then Donald Trump became president, and work on the project was stopped. We’re suing for records about that decision.
americanoversight.org/document/compl…
americanoversight.org/document/compl…
While campaigning for president in 2016, Donald Trump frequently disparaged the Obama administration’s plan to redesign the $20 with Harriet Tubman’s image. Yet, it was unclear if the Trump administration would go forward with the redesign in spring 2019.
So, in April 2019, we FOIA’d BEP and Treasury for records of decisions related to the Harriet Tubman $20 bill. We also asked Treasury for related communications. Over two years later, we still haven’t received records in response to our request. Now, we’re suing.
Under the Biden administration, the Treasury Department has resumed the effort to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. But the public still doesn’t have the facts about the Trump administration’s efforts to halt the redesign, so we’re suing for answers.
nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/…
nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/…
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