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DOJ Tries to Shield Wilbur Ross from Deposition in Census Lawsuit

HeadlineOct 04, 2018

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from being deposed in relation to his involvement in the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Last month, it was reported that Ross lied under oath about the controversial citizenship question in the census. Ross claimed that the Justice Department requested the addition of the question, but surfaced emails contradict that statement, showing that he was the one who approached the DOJ about including the question after consulting with senior White House officials. The request to the Supreme Court from the DOJ argued that Ross’s “mental state” could be probed if deposed.

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