ANOTHER Secret Service Fail!

Army Documents Designate Pro-Life Organizations as ‘Terrorists’—Judicial Watch Sues for Answers
Judicial Watch Sues Key Election Office In Arizona
Judicial Watch Sues for Secret Service Records on Security Breach At Trump Event – Agent Reportedly Left Post to Breastfeed

Army Documents Designate Pro-Life Organizations as ‘Terrorists’—Judicial Watch Sues for Answers

It’s an unfortunate reality that the radical leftist Biden-Harris administration is trying to set our military against conservative American citizens. Judicial Watch has had to sue after being denied basic records about the Army’s targeting of pro-life Christians and that makes the scandal even worse.

We filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for details of U.S. Army training materials that designate pro-life organizations or individuals as “terrorists” (Judicial Watch Inc. v U.S. Department of Defense (No 1:24-cv-02895).

Judicial Watch filed suit here in DC after the Department of the Army failed to respond to an August 13, 2024, FOIA request for:

• All documents related to the designation of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) or any other pro-life organizations or individuals as “terrorists” in anti-terrorism training materials used by Fort Liberty as discussed in media reports, such as https://www.wral.com/story/fort-liberty-responds-to-slide-callinganti-abortion-groups-terrorist-organizations/21520553/.
• All emails of Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo, Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, and/or Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus regarding the designation of pro-life groups or individuals as “terrorists.”

We made a subsequent FOIA request to Special Command Operations, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Liberty, NC, a component of the Army, for:

• Records related to the designation of the National Right to Life Committee or any other pro-life organization as “terrorists” in anti-terrorism training materials used by Fort Liberty.
• All emails of Garrison Commander Col. John Wilcox regarding the designation of pro-life groups as “terrorists” in Army training material.

A photo which circulated  on social media shows one slide from a presentation used to train soldiers. The slide, titled “Terrorist Groups,” lists several groups, including National Right to Life and Operation Rescue, and “opponents of Roe v. Wade.” The Army responded to the news report, saying the material had not been vetted correctly.

In my new book Rights and Freedoms in Peril, I detail a long chain of abuses officials and politicians have made against the American people and calls readers to battle for “the soul and survival of America.” The book details how the progressive movement threatens America’s most venerable institutions, undermining the core principles that make this country a beacon of hope to the world.

Earlier this month we sued the U.S. Department of Defense for records regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plans.

In June 2024, we sued the Defense Department for records regarding deletion of the words “Duty, Honor, Country” from the United States Military Academy at West Point’s mission statement.

In March 2023, records we obtained from the Department of Defense showed the Air Force Academy has made race and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets.

In July 2023, we exposed records from the United States Air Force Academy, a component of the United States Department of Defense, which included instructional materials and emails that address topics such as Critical Race Theory, “white privilege,” and Black Lives Matter.

In July 2022, we sued the Department of Defense for  records related to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) implementing Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the training of naval recruits.

In June, we received records revealing Critical Race Theory instruction at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point One training slide contains a graphic titled “MODERN-DAY SLAVERY IN THE USA.” [Emphasis in original].

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Judicial Watch Sues Key Election Office In Arizona

Judicial Watch just filed an Arizona Public Records Law lawsuit against the Maricopa County Recorder–run by Stephen Richer—for any records about the use of office staff to pursue Mr. Richer’s personal interests, including his personal defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake – Senate candidate and 2022 gubernatorial candidate (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Stephen Richer, in his official capacity as Maricopa County Recorder (No. CV-2024-028791)). (The recorder’s office helps conduct and supervise elections.)

The suit was filed in the Superior Court for the State of Arizona after Richer failed to respond to a March 25, 2024, open records law request for:

• Any documents directing the utilization of Maricopa County Recorder Office (MCRO) staff to search for information concerning the personal defamation lawsuit involving Kari Lake.
• Any information submitted to the Court(s) in official litigation proceedings regarding the personal defamation lawsuit.
• Any time sheets, invoices, or receipts, indicating MCRO expenses related to obtaining information in the lawsuit.
• Any documents addressing 1st Amendment rights including articles, op-eds, and/or speeches, generated by Mr. Richer and/or MCRO staff.
• Any MCRO policies, addressing:
  • Conflict of interest
  • Using County/Office resources for personal use
• Any documents indicating current MCRO employees from former Senator McSally’s office.

In November 2022, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake questioned the results of Maricopa County’s electoral procedure. Lake criticized both Richer and her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs, who was the incumbent secretary of state in charge of overseeing election operations. In June 2023, Richer filed a defamation lawsuit.

On March 23, 2024, an article from AZ Free News reported, “Public records revealed that Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer tasked staff with compiling articles and online content pertaining to his personal defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake – Senate candidate and 2022 gubernatorial candidate – as well as topics of personal political interest.”

Richer recently made the news again for aligning with the left-leaning States United Democracy Center to target election speech.

It is curious that we’re getting the runaround on the potential use of government resources to target Kari Lake with a defamation lawsuit. I’ll be sure to update you as events warrant!

Judicial Watch Sues for Secret Service Records on Security Breach At Trump Event – Agent Reportedly Left Post to Breastfeed

The Biden-Harris Secret Service is covering up yet another dangerous security failure in protecting President Trump.

We filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for details of a U.S. Secret Service agent reportedly breastfeeding her baby while on duty at a Trump rally in North Carolina in August (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:24-cv-02925)).

We filed the suit after the Secret Service failed to respond to an August 15, 2024, FOIA request for:

1. All records related to a reported incident on August 15, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina in which a Secret Service agent was found to be breast-feeding her child at a Trump campaign rally site in violation of Secret Service regulations, including but not limited to: All emails and text messages sent to and from members of President Trump’s protective detail concerning the incident, as well as all USSS memoranda, reports, cables, directives and disciplinary records related to the incident.

2. All emails and text messages regarding the aforementioned incident sent to and from the following USSS officials: Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Chief Operating Officer Cynthia Radway, Asst. Dir. Michael Plati, Asst. Dir. Brian Lambert, Chief Human Capital Officer Denise Walker Hall, Asst. Dir. David Smith, Asst. Dir. Miltom Wilson, Uniformed Division Chief Michael Buck, Chief Counsel Thomas Huse, and Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi.

The Secret Service denied the request on August 22 and later denied an appeal.

A few minutes before Donald Trump arrived at the fateful campaign event in Asheville, NC, the agent in charge of security was reportedly doing a sweep of the walking route and found an agent had “abandoned her post … ‘to breastfeed with no permission/warning to the event site agent.’” The report also noted that “a working Secret Service agent on duty is not allowed to bring children to a protective assignment.” The agent at issue also allowed unvetted family members to bypass security.

The Secret Service’s refusal to disclose records about this scandal is, unfortunately, par for the course from them but we will be insistent in federal court for answers.

Judicial Watch has done extensive work litigating and investigating Secret Service scandals and secrets.

We recently sued for Secret Service records about a break-in at a hair salon by Secret Service agents in Pittsfield, MA, during a campaign fundraising visit by Vice President Kamala Harris.

In September we sued for records regarding potential increased protective services to former President Trump’s security detail prior to the attempt on his life at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

In August, we received Secret Service records that showed the Secret Service has made it a top priority that “diversity and inclusion is not just ‘talked about’ – but demonstrated by all employees through ‘Every Action, Every Day.’” [Emphasis in original]

We the extensive preparation of local police for the rally at which former President Trump was shot, including sniper teams, counter assault teams and a quick response force.

In response to a separate open records request, we obtained bodycam footage of the July 13 assassination events from the Butler Township Police Department.

We reported that the FBI withheld information on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about its coordination with the U.S. Secret Service regarding the July 13 Butler, PA, rally.

On July 31, we reported that the United States Secret Service completely denied multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents about the assassination attempt on former President Trump.

We have more than 25 FOIA and open records currently pending on the shooting of Trump with the Biden administration and local and state officials and agencies in Pennsylvania.