Ross Admits Bannon Put Him In Touch With Kobach To Talk Census Citizenship Question

[deminks]

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/bannon-put-ross-in-touch-with-kobach-to-talk-census-citizenship-question-doj-admits

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross admitted Thursday in ongoing litigation that then-White House adviser Steve Bannon called him in the spring of 2017 to put him in touch with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to discuss adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Ross’ admission is contrary to previous testimony he gave to Congress in which he said he was not aware of being contacted by anyone in the White House about adding a citizenship question.


The Trump administration up until this point has stonewalled questions, including from lawmakers, about Bannon’s involvement in Ross’ move to add the question. A 2017 email from Kobach, which was released in June as part of the litigation around the citizenship question, asking a Commerce official to set up a call with Ross referenced a previous phone conversation Kobach had with Ross “at the direction of Steve Bannon, a few months earlier.”

Thursday’s revelation — which was tweeted out by a spokeswoman for New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who’s leading one of the lawsuits — is the Justice Department’s response to a discovery request by the challengers that it detail who Ross was referring to in a memo submitted in June after the records including Kobach’s emails were released.

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[Initech]

1. Why isn't Bannon in prison yet?

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. He is having a MOVEMENT from Brussells.....

- no it is NOT funny..I jest - he is a POS.....trying to create a right wingo movement across Europe...I hope Belgium throws his ass out....

[Freethinker65]

2. Anyone notice a pattern of knowingly lying to Congress?

Ross was probably instructed to just fucking lie, so he did.