New documents show census officials concerned about political interference from Trump's Commerce Department

  • 📰 CNN
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 24 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 95%

New documents appear to show top career officials at the Census Bureau had drafted a memo of concerns during the Trump administration's attempts to exert political pressure on the bureau during the 2020 population count

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Other records show career officials alarmed by pressure from political appointees to alter processes for tallying undocumented immigrants and citizenship data that would likely result in GOP gains in the US House of Representatives. The records are among hundreds of documents that the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's law school obtained in a lawsuit filed in September 2020. The New York Times was the first to report on the Census Bureau records.

Other undated records released as part of the same suit suggest that the Commerce Department planned to have Ross make personal calls to 10 Republican governors in order to lobby them to provide state records to"enhance the frame from which citizenship status is determined." There was no evidence to suggest that similar calls were made to Democratic governors, according to the Brennan Center's analysis of the FOIA documents it received.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in US
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

You people don’t give up. The current administration has failed us. Do your job and report on it

Republican 'maintainability' is nothing but potential white supremacism. Amen

Blame China.

The existing Republican Party will eventually collapse. They are under pressure to 'improve their constitution'. Amen

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Census Bureau Leaders Chafed at ‘Unprecedented’ Meddling by Trump AdminThroughout his presidency, Trump attempted to bend the census to Republican advantage, including adding a question about citizenship documentation and ending the count early The USPS was used to try and throw the election. And with this, again, he & his cronies will go free 😡😡😡
Source: thedailybeast - 🏆 307. / 63 Read more »

Trump Administration Exerted 'Unprecedented' Census Engagement In Bid For Political Gain: MemoFormer President Donald Trump and his administration demonstrated “unprecedented” engagement in the census process in a brazen bid for Republican political gain, according to a newly released memo written by a frustrated Census Bureau official. So? SHOCKER! Trump trying to gin the system for his own gains. 'It will be rigged, unless I win.' - The great projector, Trump.
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »

11-alarm chemical fire forces evacuations in New Jersey, smoke reaches New York City'We are asking all residents to stay as far away as possible,' the mayor of Passaic, New Jersey said. I just got another payout of R6Ok. can't just believe this, because I have lost so much in Bitcoin investment with several people, took a lot of loan until I was introduced to this great account manager who helped me recovered all my lost. thank you so much 🥰 MichaelWeldon_ oh fuck I have never heard of an 11 alarm fire! that’s just ungodly. “No injuries or fatalities” reported right now but there will be from toxic fumes it’s called an involuntary uptake exactly what Covid is— people will die, probably from cancers smoking a cigarette is a voluntary uptake
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »

Trump lawyers met with Georgia prosecutors; days later, Trump rants about law enforcementGwen Keyes Fleming, former district attorney for DeKalb Count, Georgia, talks with Rachel Maddow about new details in the criminal investigation of Donald Trump's alleged actions to pressure election officials in that state. Trump beginning to think he will not do well in prison. Lindsay Graham too! For all we observers of the U.S. & its huge and astonishing array of political crimes and blatant skulduggery, there's one Big Question: Exactly what does a politician have to do to get arrested there? .....
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »

Chick-fil-A's plans for New Jersey restaurant at rest stop face pushbackChick-Fil-A's plans for a restaurant at a rest stop on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway is facing some political pushback. So don’t bless people in that location with the opportunity to buy a delightfully good, real chicken sandwich. There are other places to open a Chic-Fil-A. I will never ever eat at a Chick-fil-A. I don't do business with bigots. It’s awesome - should be everywhere
Source: FoxBusiness - 🏆 458. / 53 Read more »