{"id":1491685,"date":"2022-05-25T13:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T17:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491685"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:15:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T17:15:10","slug":"senators-demand-biden-turn-over-all-internal-records-on-ministry-of-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-demand-biden-turn-over-all-internal-records-on-ministry-of-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Demand Biden Turn Over All Internal Records on Ministry of Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<h2>The Senators sent a joint letter Monday to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas<\/h2>\n<div id=\"authorDate\">\n<p>\u00a0on&#038;nbsp25th May 2022 @ 6.00pm <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure title=\"The Senators included a list of demands for the DHS to provide\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Senators included a list of demands for the DHS to provide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Five Senators have demanded that the Biden administration turn over all internal records on the now mothballed Department of Homeland Security Disinformation Governance Board, otherwise known as the \u201cMinistry of Truth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senators sent a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/575457283\/Hawley-Letter-to-Mayorkas-Disinformation-Board-origins?secret_password=UVTUZyaNTgW6UOfp741q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> joint letter<\/a> Monday to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas noting:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe write to request immediate access to all records and communications related to the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s new Disinformation Governance Board.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure title=\"It also appears the disinformation board is only on hold because it was exposed, with some warning that the scheme likely will return in stealth\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-ministry-truth-shut-down-disinformation-119522.jpg\" alt=\"it also appears the disinformation board is only on hold because it was exposed  with some warning that the scheme likely will return in stealth\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>It also appears the disinformation board is only on hold because it was exposed, with some warning that the scheme likely will return in stealth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The letter went on:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are therefore demanding transparency into the Department\u2019s decision-making process so that we can learn why the Department ever thought creating a disinformation board would be a good idea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It also takes aim at Mayorkas for testifying that he had no idea about the \u201clong history of partisan public statements\u201d of Nina Jankowicz, the person who the DHS head placed in charge of the disinformation scheme.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOn May 4, 2022, you testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the creation of this new board and accepted sole responsibility for appointing Nina Jankowicz as its Executive Director,\u201d the letter notes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSurprisingly, you testified that you were not aware of her long history of partisan public statements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure title=\"The Senators who put their names to the letter after making list of demands\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-ministry-truth-shut-down-disinformation-319522.jpg\" alt=\"the senators who put their names to the letter after making list of demands\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Senators who put their names to the letter after making list of demands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Senators included a list of demands for the DHS to provide:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>a. written or recorded communications concerning the formation of the Board;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>b. the agenda or minutes from any meeting at which the Board\u2019s formation was discussed;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>c. any legal review to determine whether the activities of the Board would be authorized by the Constitution of the United States;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>d. any communications or records about the individuals who would be recruited to serve on the Board;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>e. any communications concerning the appointment of an executive director for the Board; and<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>f. any communications with the White House about the formation of the Board or appointment of officials to serve on the Board.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senators who put their names to the letter are Josh Hawley (MO), Rick Scott (FL), Rand Paul (KY), Ron Johnson (WI) and James Lankford (OK).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement on the Disinformation Governance Board \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KXFDgmYLv1\">pic.twitter.com\/KXFDgmYLv1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1526988380155924481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It also appears the disinformation board is only on hold because it was exposed, with some warning that the scheme likely will return in stealth.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas has picked former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to replace the thoroughly compromised Jankowicz and to lead a \u201cthorough review\u201d of the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz has claimed her controversial taxpayer-funded\u00a0<em>&#8220;Ministry of Truth&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0was shut down because of\u00a0<em>&#8220;disinformation.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz and her\u00a0<em>&#8220;Disinformation Governance Board&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0were taken to the woodshed by the Biden administration after widespread and bipartisan opposition.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/19035-joe-biden-s-disinformation-chief-demands-power-to-edit-other-people-s-tweets-\">[RELATED] Joe Biden\u2019s Disinformation Chief Demands Power to Edit Other People\u2019s Tweets<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senators sent a joint letter Monday to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u00a0on&#038;nbsp25th May 2022 @ 6.00pm   \u00a9\u00a0press The Senators included a list 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