{"id":2437633,"date":"2025-05-21T18:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T22:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-stop-intrusive-discovery-in-foia-case-against-doge-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T22:39:03","slug":"trump-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-stop-intrusive-discovery-in-foia-case-against-doge-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-stop-intrusive-discovery-in-foia-case-against-doge-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin asks Supreme Court to stop \u2018intrusive\u2019 discovery in FOIA case against DOGE &#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\">34<\/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%2Ftrump-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-stop-intrusive-discovery-in-foia-case-against-doge-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=2437633&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>The Trump governance is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court to halt lower court orders that require the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to provide documents and permit depositions as part of a freedom of Details Act (FOIA) lawsuit. Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed an appeal arguing that DOGE functions as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-plans-to-oust-dr-oz-herschel-walker-from-white-house-if-they-dont-resign\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Plans To Oust Dr. Oz, Herschel Walker From White House If They Don\u2019t Resign\">presidential advisory board<\/a> and is thus not subject to FOIA. He contends that the orders infringe upon the separation of powers and could compromise the agency&#8217;s effectiveness and the confidentiality of executive communications. The lower court&#8217;s timeline demands document production by June 3 and a deposition of the acting Administrator by June 13. Sauer warns that the extensive revelation required could grant unnecessary access to sensitive internal information, undermining the intended protections of executive functions. The appeals court had previously denied a request to pause the discovery orders.  <\/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\">Trump admin asks Supreme Court to stop &lsquo;intrusive&rsquo; discovery in FOIA case against DOGE<\/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_2127612\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> is asking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Supreme Court\">Supreme Court<\/a> to halt lower courts&rsquo; demands for depositions and discovery in a legal battle over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freedom-of-information-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Freedom of Information Requests<\/a> for the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Solicitor General D. John Sauer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/24\/24A1122\/359271\/20250521095150101_In%20re%20USDS%20Stay%20Application_final%20a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"filed\">filed<\/a> an appeal to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"filed\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday, asking the justices to pause a pair of orders from lower courts requiring DOGE to produce documents and take the deposition of U.S. DOGE Service Acting Administrator Amy Gleason. Sauer continued the argument the Trump administration made in lower courts that DOGE is a presidential advisory board and therefore not subject to FOIA, citing prior court precedent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3416922\/supreme-court-immigration-focusing-procedure-over-substance\/\">Supreme Court so far focusing on procedure over substance in immigration cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3417457\/laurel-libby-supreme-court-ruling-maine-transgender-athletes\/\">Supreme Court restores Maine GOP lawmaker&#8217;s privileges after transgender dispute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3417048\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-2026-chris-taylor-rebecca-bradley\/\">Wisconsin&rsquo;s 2026 Supreme Court race already has first outside candidate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He claimed the &ldquo;order clearly violates the separation of powers&rdquo; between branches of government and unlawfully subjected a &ldquo;presidential advisory body to intrusive discovery&rdquo; and threatened &ldquo;the confidentiality and candor of its advice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Compliance will hamstring [DOGE] in carrying out its mission, and the burdens of responding to these roving requests, forcing Administrator Gleason to be deposed, and intruding upon sensitive communications of advisors within the Executive Office of the President are quintessentially irreparable,&rdquo; Sauer wrote in the filing to the high court.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Court has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rejected similar fishing expeditions<\/a> into sensitive executive-branch functions, and it should not allow this one to proceed,&rdquo; Sauer added.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed the &ldquo;sweeping, intrusive discovery&rdquo; ordered by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">federal district court<\/a> would effectively give the group seeking the records under FOIA, the left-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a legal win. That&rsquo;s because CREW would receive the type of access to the type of internal information it is seeking in the course of determining whether DOGE is even subject to FOIA in the first place, Sauer argued. <\/p>\n<p>The current timeline set by the district court would require documents to be produced by DOGE by June 3 and for Gleason to sit for a deposition on June 13, per the Trump administration&rsquo;s emergency filing with the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3416922\/supreme-court-immigration-focusing-procedure-over-substance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SUPREME COURT SO FAR FOCUSING ON PROCEDURE OVER SUBSTANCE IN IMMIGRATION CASES\">SUPREME COURT SO FAR FOCUSING ON PROCEDURE OVER SUBSTANCE IN IMMIGRATION CASES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FOIA legal cases do not typically include discovery and depositions. &ldquo;It is rare in the circumstances at issue,&rdquo; Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that &ldquo;limited discovery&rdquo; may proceed in the case to determine if the agency is required to fulfill FOIA requests. 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