The Census Fight Takes a Darker Turn Over Withheld Evidence
California officials told a federal judge that Trump administration officials had deliberately withheld crucial evidence in the citizenship-question case, adding a new layer of suspicion to an already toxic census battle. The accusation did not just raise legal problems; it suggested the administration may have been hiding the real reason for pushing the question at all. That is the kind of development that makes a policy fight look a lot more like a credibility and process scandal.
California officials told a federal judge that Trump administration officials had deliberately withheld crucial evidence in the citizenship-question case, adding a new layer of suspicion to an already toxic census battle. The accusation did not just raise legal problems; it suggested the administration may have been hiding the real reason for pushing the question at all. That is the kind of development that makes a …
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