Overview

• America First Legal, headed by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, alleging illegal deletion of federal employee emails.
• The lawsuit targets the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Archives, accusing them of violating the Federal Records Act.
• The case highlights discrepancies in legal enforcement, comparing the treatment of Donald Trump's document mishandling to the alleged routine deletion of federal records.
• The CDC reportedly deletes most employee emails 30 days after departure, a policy that America First Legal claims is illegal.
• The lawsuit could impact Special Counsel Jack Smith's ongoing investigation into former President Trump's handling of classified documents.