Legal watchdog sues State Dept for records labeling Trump, cabinet as 'Disinformation Purveyors'

Legal watchdog Judicial Watch on Thursday sued the State Department for its records that refer to President Donald Trump and his new Cabinet members as "purveyors of disinformation."

The lawsuit was filed through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) after the State Department failed to turn over the records voluntarily. The watchdog initially asked for the documents on May 1, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed there was an office in the department under the previous administration "whose job it was to censor Americans.”

Judicial Watch is asking for all records, including those from the Global Engagement Center, about social media posts of any current or former member of Trump's cabinet, including Trump, that allegedly constitute misinformation, disinformation or malign influence. 

The group is also asking for any State Department guidance or policy documents that refer to the scheme to censor Americans and label Trump and his cabinet as "purveyors of disinformation.” 

“The Biden censorship operation was compiling files on his political enemies from Trump world," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement. "The State Department should immediately disclose the records about this abuse, as FOIA requires."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.