A federal judge recently ruled President Trump does not have to release documents about his decision to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah.
The president decided to cut the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears in early 2018.
Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge David Nye said the documents contain private legal counsel, which qualifies as protected presidential communication.
He added, the Department of Justice has already explained the reasons behind deregulating the federal land, which makes the document release unnecessary.Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge David Nye said the documents contain private legal counsel, which qualifies as protected presidential communication.
The lawsuit was introduced last year when an environmental group known as Advocates for the West sued the White House after being denied a Freedom of Information Act request.
In the meantime, the Trump administration is reportedly considering scaling back more monuments in the future.
In the photo above, the Upper Gulch section of the Escalante Canyons within Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument features sheer sandstone walls, broken occasionally by tributary canyons. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)
Source: One America News Network.
