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America First Legal has brought a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for allegedly concealing records illegally that “could exonerate President Trump in DOJ’s prosecution over presidential records.”
Their lawsuit is aimed at obtaining those records that they alleged have been withheld. On X, AFL explained the backstory of their research into the scope of the presidential memorandum in 2015 on establishing a director of White House Information Technology and the Executive Committee for Presidential Information Technology.
In January, AFL made a FOIA request to better understand the Obama-era memorandum, which, they argue, is “relevant” to understanding the scope of presidential control over information that comes across an executive officer’s desk.
AFL explained on X, “PITC is highly relevant today as it creates a presumption that the President controls all information he receives. Thus, it is relevant to what a President may reasonably believe about information given to him in office.”
On April 25, U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the issue of presidential immunity, which has long been the basis for Trump’s defense against Special Counsel Jack Smith’s attempted prosecution of him over alleged classified documents and beyond.
As reported by RSBN, the SCOTUS case will essentially define the scope of a president’s immunity after leaving office and whether he or she could be prosecuted for allegations related to it.
Further:
If information stored on the PITC network formed the basis for Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Trump, that evidence should have been disclosed to the former President and may be relevant to his liability… This is especially significant given the Special Counsel’s case in Florida hinges on the notion that former President Trump was not “authorized” to retain certain documents.
They further postulated a situation in which “records Trump allegedly destroyed are still preserved within the EOP or the U.S. Department of Defense” as part of the PITC system that was created during Obama’s term.
“In that case, claims in the indictment that President Trump removed or destroyed records may be baseless,” they concluded.
