A watchdog group called Power the Future has sued the Biden administration for refusing to share the names and titles of people working on John Kerry's staff and concealing their coordination with green groups.
The group correctly points out that Kerry's employees are paid by taxpayers and that people have a right to information. They also point out that Kerry's work has a direct impact on energy policy and prices.
Kerry announced he would step down as Biden's “climate envoy,” but that's beside the point. He still has an office and staff. These things should not exist in secret.
Fox News reports:
The Biden administration has sued for concealing John Kerry's staff and coordinating with environmental groups
Energy watchdog group Power the Future (PTF) filed a freedom of information lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday, alleging it failed to disclose taxpayer-funded disclosures to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry's staff.
The PTF filed the complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, listing the State Department as a defendant. According to the lawsuit, the agency — which includes the multi-million-dollar SPEC office — repeatedly refused to disclose the names and job titles of Kerry's employees while similarly resisting congressional oversight regarding the matter.
“For nearly three years, John Kerry has been flying the international climate conference circuit while sending the bill to taxpayers,” PTF Executive Director Daniel Turner told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Today, we begin the process of teaching John Kerry and Joe Biden that they work for taxpayers. “No one should waste their resources on litigation, but this is our only option since John Kerry believes he can keep his office off the books.”
He continued: “The American people are receiving countless green mandates and rules, gas stove bans, and sky-high utility bills, with no opportunity to approve or contribute, and many of these decisions are made in John Kerry's office.” “That's why we hope this lawsuit finally sheds light on the information we deserve to know: the names of staffers, office goals and budgets, and outside partnerships that influence Joe Biden's green agenda.”
What happened to government transparency?
Does anyone think the media will let the Trump administration get away with this kind of secrecy?
