Union Groups Ask Court to Stop Trump Officials from Destroying USAID Documents [View all]
By Jacob Knutson
March 11, 2025
Unions representing career diplomats and federal workers filed an emergency motion against the Trump administration to prevent officials at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from violating federal law by destroying classified records.
USAID’s acting executive secretary, Erica Carr, ordered officials in an email to begin shredding and burning classified and personnel records Tuesday, ProPublica first reported. “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,” the email read.
The emergency motion argues that the destruction of USAID documents would violate federal laws that bar agencies from destroying documents without prior approval from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
The motion is part of a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from shutting down USAID, filed by the American Foreign Service Association, American Federation of Government Employees and Oxfam. Plaintiffs are being represented by Democracy Forward* and Public Citizen Litigation Group.
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Lowlifes, every last one of them.
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