The United States Department of State is being sued for documents detailing a Biden administration scheme that censored the political speech of Americans and labeled President Donald Trump a \u201cdisinformation purveyor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced in a statement it \u201cfiled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. State Department for all records which allege President Trump or any current or former member of his cabinet are \u2018purveyors of disinformation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Biden censorship operation was compiling files on his political enemies from Trump world. The State Department should immediately disclose the records about this abuse, as FOIA requires,\u201d said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judicial Watch states in the complaint:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to media reports on April 30, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department labeled a member of President Trump\u2019s cabinet as a purveyor of disinformation, compiling a dossier of social media posts from the unnamed cabinet member. See, e.g., \u201cRubio says State had dossier accusing Trump Cabinet member of disinformation,\u201d The Hill, April 30, 2025 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Judicial Watch reports it sued the State Department after \u201cit failed to respond to a May 1, 2025, FOIA request for records, including those of the Global Engagement Center (GEC), about social media posts of any current or former member of President Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet, to include Trump himself, alleged to constitute misinformation, disinformation, or malign influence. Judicial Watch also asked for any guidance or policy documents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Judicial Watch notes that during an April 30, 2025, Cabinet meeting, Rubio said, \u201cWe had an office in the Department of State whose job it was to censor Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee, said at a hearing in April about the center: \u201cThe GEC [Global Engagement Center] was initially authorized for the statutory purpose of countering foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts. Despite that mandate, for years the GEC instead deployed its shadowy network of grantees and sub-grantees to facilitate the censorship of American voices \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of\u00a0Great America News Desk.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n