Getty Images The Biden administration will shut down a national security group located within the Department of Homeland Security, some of whose members denied the Hunter Biden laptop story, in response to a lawsuit from a conservative organization.
The Epoch Times reported Friday that in September 2023, DHS established the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group to offer guidance on intelligence and national security policy. In November, the Trump-aligned America First Legal (AFL) and former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell filed a lawsuit against the DHS, the group, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, arguing that the experts’ group violated provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Section 5 of FACA requires that any advisory committee be “fairly balanced in terms of the points of view” while mandating there be provisions to ensure that “the advice and recommendations of the advisory committee will not be inappropriately influenced by the […]
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