Biden administration sued over email deletions in case concerning Trump and his documents trial

Published April 17, 2024 9:18pm ET



A conservative legal group filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, alleging it illegally deleted the emails of federal employees in violation of federal law.

America First Legal, led by former senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller, is suing Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, and the National Archives and Records Administration. The lawsuit, shared on Wednesday, alleges that the agencies illegally destroyed federal records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in violation of the Federal Records Act.

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