Lawyers Ask Judge to Compel Trump Administration to Disclose Kennedy Center Emails and Texts
Plaintiffs' lawyers asked a judge on Sunday to compel the Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about plans for the Kennedy Center, according to PBS NewsHour.
PBS NewsHour reported that plaintiffs' lawyers asked a judge to compel the Trump administration to disclose emails and text messages about plans for the Kennedy Center. The request was made in a court filing on Sunday, according to the report, which carried an Associated Press story by Michael Kunzelman. The full account is available in PBS NewsHour's report on the filing.
According to PBS NewsHour, citing The Associated Press, a list of records in the Kennedy Center's possession suggests that Trump has been in "near-constant contact" with the center's management. The plaintiffs' lawyers said in the filing that this contact occurred either directly or through intermediaries.
The filing's account rests on that list of records, and the reporting does not describe the records beyond the emails and texts the plaintiffs seek. It also does not say what those messages contain, since the records are described only through the list. PBS NewsHour's summary does not identify the court or judge that received the filing, name the plaintiffs, or state the time period the requested messages cover.
The available reporting does not include a response from the Trump administration or from the Kennedy Center to the filing. It also does not say whether the judge has acted on the request.
This report is drawn from PBS NewsHour's account of the filing and the Associated Press reporting it carries.