First fox: The government watchdog, Judicial Watch, has filed a lawsuit to obtain information and documents from the office of Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry, which is hidden from public view.
The Judicial Watch lawsuit, filed last month in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the State Department violated the Freedom of Information Act to prevent the group from obtaining basic information about the internal operations of Kelly’s office. Claims. A 1967 law requires the federal government to disclose information and documents upon request.
“The American public is asking what John Kerry is going to do, what we are paying to fly him around the world, and who we are paying to actually work for him. You have a right to know who is paying you,” Judicial Oversight President Tom Fitton told Fox News Digital.
Judicial Watch submitted a request for information to the State Department in late July, according to court filings. The group requested copies of records relating to Kelly’s travel expenses, a complete catalog of his entries in Kelly’s calendar, and copies of all organizational charts of Kelly’s office, identifying the staff employed in Kelly’s office. Did.
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The office of Presidential Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry is housed in the State Department, with an estimated annual budget of $13.9 million and an approved staff of 45. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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The State Department acknowledged that it had received the request, but was unable to determine whether it should comply with it, communicate any decision to Judicial Watch, or produce the requested document. Judicial Watch said the authorities had “exhausted their remedies for administrative appeals” after failing to meet the Sept. 13 deadline, forcing them to take legal action.
The group asked the court to order the State Department to implement a records request and share the documents produced by the search.
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Shortly after taking office in January 2021, President Biden appointed Kelly as the first Presidential Special Envoy for Climate (SPEC). This is a ministerial-level position involved in climate negotiations with foreign countries. Kelly’s office is in the State Department. The estimated annual budget is his $13.9 million, with 45 staff members approved.
But since Kelly’s appointment, which gave him a seat on the National Security Council without requiring Senate approval, his office has been tight-lipped about its staff and operations.Fox News Digital reported in August. A review of online career portals identified several current SPEC employees.
“It’s no surprise, it’s basically the same old gang,” Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, told Fox News Digital at the time. “These are people who have been working on these issues for decades and failing.”
“This gang is the Climate Aristocrats, you might call them,” Eber said.
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Kelly’s office has released notices when Kelly travels abroad, but there are few details regarding his schedule. has not been published.
Kelly’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
