House Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration stop destroying documents related to President Donald Trump's vanity construction projects before the new Democratic-majority congress is sworn in next year.
Their request comes after whistleblowers warned the House National Resources Committee that the administration is accelerating construction on Trump's pet projects, like a triumphal arch and a golf course, and shredding the documentation so that as much work on the projects is done before Democrats get the power to investigate and potentially stop their construction.
On November 10, CNN reported that Rep. Jared Huffman, the top Democrat on the National Resources Committee, sent a letter to the Interior Department, federal agencies and private companies involved in building some of Trump's desired structures demanding they “preserve existing records collections and productions,” “identify and recover any deleted information” and “suspend any destruction and deletion practices.”
The Interior Department denied claims they are deleting key documentation as it hustles to preserve Trump's construction projects.
“The Department follows all federal records management obligations as directed by the Department’s ethics officials,” a spokesperson said.
Lockheed Martin and John Deere are among the private companies to receive the letter. The whistleblowers did not allege that they had been destroying documents.
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