US judge dismisses Republican efforts to block release of Salesforce emails
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2022/05/03/salesforce_capitol_emails/
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In [2]a ruling released this week [PDF], District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected the RNC claim that the House Select Committee's efforts to access the emails could reveal its digital strategy and provide valuable competitive information.
"The Select Committee's demand is narrowly tailored to its interest," the ruling said. "As the Court has already explained, the Select Committee seeks reasonably relevant information from a narrow window during which the RNC sent emails promoting claims that the presidential election was fraudulent or stolen.
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"And the material being demanded is not overbroad because even information about those email campaigns the RNC argues are irrelevant will provide helpful 'context' that will 'materially aid' the Select Committee's valid legislative purpose."
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Unchallenged assertions of the Select Committee said that its investigation and public reporting suggest the RNC and Trump campaign used Salesforce's platform and tools to send emails between November 3, 2020, and January 6, 2021, asserting that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent or stolen while those claims also motivated "some who participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol," the ruling said.
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"Salesforce itself acknowledged that, because 'there remain[ed] a risk of politically incited violence across the country'," it had taken " [10]action to prevent [the RNC's] use of [its] services in any way that could lead to violence."
The RNC sued the House panel on March 9 after Salesforce was subpoenaed. In March, [11]it also began action against Salesforce seeking to prevent the release of emails and other communications relating to the investigation.
In the current ruling, Judge Kelly has given the RNC time to appeal and temporarily barred Salesforce from releasing any documents until May 5.
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According to [13]news sources , RNC chief counsel Matt Raymer confirmed that the RNC would appeal.
"While the RNC strongly disagrees with this ruling, our lawsuit compelled Nancy Pelosi's January 6 Committee to dramatically narrow the subpoena's scope. Nancy Pelosi's attempted seizure of her political opponents' campaign strategy cannot be allowed to stand, and we appreciate Judge Kelly continuing to temporarily block the subpoena," he said. ®
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/06/us_congress_trump_stormed/
[2] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.241102/gov.uscourts.dcd.241102.33.0.pdf
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[6] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/salesforce_jan_6_select_committee_subpoena/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/12/salesforce_rnc_stance/
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/05/smartmatic_election_lawsuit/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/06/us_congress_trump_stormed/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/12/salesforce_rnc_stance/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/salesforce_jan_6_select_committee_subpoena/
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[13] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10775387/Judge-rejects-RNC-lawsuit-stop-Salesforce-handing-email-data-Jan-6-panel.html
[14] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: Only in 'merica
Pretty much anywhere else in the Western world, politicians would likely resign in disgrace to preserve what little dignity was left to them
Fortunately, the British government has managed to overthrow the constitution with hardly anyone noticing, so they don't even need to consider resigning.
One option
Maybe they should just delete the emails. Hilary style.
Re: One option
Surely you mean like Bush's prior example?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_email_controversy
Re: One option
@Paul Crawford
"Surely you mean like Bush's prior example?"
According to that link it seems the deleted emails were found on backups. I dont think Hillary made that mistake. But yeah they both play the same corrupt game. Its interesting to hear the continued push that the election wasnt fraudulent where I would probably choose to be a lot more careful considering the revelations about recent 'true' and 'false' events.
Re: One option
Then employ good old Republican patriotic pleas... "Hey, Putin, maybe you can help find those emails".
And casually mention that Trump is running a child-trafficking ring from the basement of a pizza parlour...
I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
Re: One option
From the basement of a pizza place with no basement
Re: One option
Maybe they could do it ism style. I mean What about ism?
A political party uses salesforce?
Not exactly subtle - couldn't they at least rebrand it "campaign contributions force"?
Only in 'merica
I swear, only in the US would you find politicians with the stones to claim with a straight face that whipping up a mob which attempted to violently overthrow the government is a competitive secret like the formula for Coca-Cola. Pretty much anywhere else in the Western world, politicians would likely resign in disgrace to preserve what little dignity was left to them, not fund raise off their shame.
Not that it'll happen, but some of these people should be swinging from the gallows their followers helpfully erected on Jan 6 after being convicted of treason.