{"id":2358539,"date":"2024-10-23T18:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-ordered-to-release-records-on-trump-visit-to-arlington-cemetery-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:30:34","slug":"army-ordered-to-release-records-on-trump-visit-to-arlington-cemetery-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-ordered-to-release-records-on-trump-visit-to-arlington-cemetery-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Army ordered to release records on Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmy-ordered-to-release-records-on-trump-visit-to-arlington-cemetery-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge has mandated that the Army must release records regarding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s visit to \u200bArlington National Cemetery in August. This order came after American Oversight, a government ethics watchdog group, filed a\u2064 Freedom of Information\u2063 Act\u200d (FOIA) request to\u2062 obtain information related to the \u200cvisit. The\u200c request aimed to investigate an alleged incident where a \u200dcemetery employee was reportedly &#8220;abruptly pushed aside&#8221; for attempting to enforce \u2064a\u2063 rule against political \u2063activities at the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Paul Friedman granted \u2063a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-wins-appeal-to-keep-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-to-deter-illegal-crossings\/\" title=\"Texas successfully appeals to maintain floating barrier in Rio Grande to prevent illegal crossings.\">preliminary injunction requiring<\/a> the Army and the \u200dDefense Department to \u200bprovide the requested non-exempt records by October \u200d25, \u200d2024. American Oversight is specifically seeking any reports surrounding\u200c the\u200c alleged incident to understand how the cemetery&#8217;s rules against political activities were enforced. Despite a request \u2063to expedite \u200cthis process,\u2064 government attorneys argued that it would be unfair \u2064to do so.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Army ordered to release records on Trump visit to Arlington National Cemetery<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1843689\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-rioter-qanon-shaman-moved-to-virginia-jail-after-requesting-an-organic-diet\/\" title=\"Capitol Rioter \u2018QAnon Shaman\u2019 Moved To Virginia Jail After Requesting An Organic Diet\">federal judge ordered<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Army<\/a> to release records related to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> August visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arlington-national-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arlington National Cemetery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Army alleged that a cemetery employee was &ldquo;abruptly pushed aside&rdquo; after attempting to enforce a rule prohibiting political activities at the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>American Oversight, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/484599-watchdog-group-sues-over-information-onstephen-millers-involvement-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>government ethics<\/a>&nbsp;watchdog group, previously asked U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman to force the Army and the Defense Department &ldquo;to make timely determinations&rdquo; on a Freedom of Information Act request they had submitted regarding the visit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Defendants shall produce responsive, non-exempt records on or before October 25, 2024,&rdquo; Friedman said in a Tuesday filing granting a preliminary injunction.<\/p>\n<p>American Oversight submitted its FOIA request in late August to Arlington National Cemetery &ldquo;seeking records with the potential to shed light on the events&rdquo; from the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Specifically, American Oversight requested any report, including an incident report, regarding the alleged incident,&rdquo; American Oversight personnel wrote in an earlier filing. &ldquo;This request would capture records, to the extent they exist, about ANC&rsquo;s efforts to enforce and investigate any potential inappropriate political activity in a location where it is prohibited by law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>American Oversight asked to expedite its request, but attorneys for the government suggested it would be unfair to do so. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-group-investigates-suspect-arizona-voter-registrations\/\" title=\"Watchdog Group Investigates Suspect Arizona Voter Registrations\">watchdog group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s request &ldquo;would effectively allow&rdquo; them &ldquo;to jump the line ahead of other FOIA requests&rdquo; the Army and DoD are working on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rather, the plain language of FOIA&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">expedited processing provision requires<\/a> that an agency process an expedited FOIA request &lsquo;as soon as practicable&rsquo; and imposes no limit for the processing time,&rdquo; the attorneys said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the election just two weeks away, the American people have a clear and compelling interest in knowing how the government responded to an alleged incident involving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-took-it-hook-line-and-sinker-rand-paul-grills-fbi-director-over-2016-trump-russia-investigation\/\" title=\"\u2018You Took It Hook, Line And Sinker\u2019: Rand Paul Grills FBI Director Over 2016 Trump-Russia Investigation\">major presidential candidate<\/a> who has a history of politicizing the military,&rdquo; Chioma Chukwu, American Oversight&rsquo;s interim executive director, said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4947754-judge-orders-army-release-records-trump-arlington-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>emailed statement<\/a> to the <em>Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These records belong to the public, and we&rsquo;re pleased the court agreed on the need to expedite our request,&rdquo; Chukwu said. &ldquo;We look forward to receiving the incident report and making it available to the public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1843689\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843689\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army must release records on Trump&#8217;s Arlington Cemetery visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2358541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-arlington.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39660,4367,43571,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2358539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arlington-cemetery","tag-army","tag-records-release","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-arlington.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}