Re: Biden admin sued for hiding John Kerry's staff, coordination with eco groups

[John Kerrys Bad Discharge]

On 28 Feb 2022, Lefty Lundquist <lefty_l...@ggmail.com> posted some
news:svjmge$4q3$7...@dont-email.me:

> There is no honesty in the Biden administration. John Kerry was
> sucking Obama's dick.

FIRST ON FOX: Energy watchdog group Power the Future (PTF) filed a
freedom of information lawsuit against the Biden administration on
Tuesday, alleging it failed to divulge Special Presidential Envoy for
Climate (SPEC) John Kerry's taxpayer-funded staff.

PTF filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia, listing the State Department as the defendant. According to
the lawsuit, the agency – which houses the multimillion-dollar SPEC
office – has repeatedly refused to disclose the names and job titles of
Kerry's staff while similarly resisting congressional oversight related
to the matter.

"For nearly three years, John Kerry has been jet-setting on the
international climate conference circuit while sending taxpayers the
bill," PTF Executive Director Daniel Turner told Fox News Digital in a
statement. "Today, we begin the process of teaching John Kerry and Joe
Biden that they work for the taxpayers. No one should have to waste
resources on litigation, but that is our only option since John Kerry
thinks he can keep his office off the books."

"The American people are on the receiving end of countless green
mandates and rules, gas stove bans and skyrocketing utility bills, with
no opportunity for consent or input, and many of these decisions are
hatched in John Kerry’s office," he continued. "That is why it is our
hope that this litigation will finally bring to light the information we
deserve to know: the staff names, the office goals and budgets, the
outside partnerships that peddle influence on Joe Biden’s green agenda."

UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION IS QUIETLY FUELING CLIMATE POLICY, FUNDING
STAFF IN DEM STATES

In January, PTF filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with
the State Department, asking for an underacted list of Kerry's staff.
The request was made after the Boston Herald reported weeks earlier that
it had obtained FOIA documents that showed a list of SPEC office staff
positions and salaries but redacted the names of the individuals in
those positions.

According to the Boston Herald, Kerry's staff – in positions such as
"policy analysts" to "senior advisers" – are collectively paid $4.3
million per year. Some unnamed officials are paid as much as $186,680
per year, making them some of the highest-paid individuals in the
federal government.

WATCHDOG HITS JOHN KERRY WITH SCIENCE ETHICS COMPLAINT OVER CLIMATE
CHANGE DEATHS CLAIM

Fox News Digital reported in 2022 that the State Department budgeted
$13.9 million annually for the SPEC office with approval for 45
personnel. However, while Fox News Digital was able to identify several
officials hired by Kerry using the public database Leadership Connect
and LinkedIn profiles, the State Department refused to share additional
information and has remained tight-lipped about its operations.

Last year, during a congressional hearing, Kerry refused to share any
names of his staff, explaining that isn't "the required process of the
State Department."

PTF's lawsuit, though, notes that the State Department said it would
reveal names and titles of senior officials in the SPEC office in
October 2024. The complaint asserts that delaying disclosure until then
"suggests that the Department intends to selectively withhold this
information to prevent public dissemination for the current fiscal year
2024."

ENERGY EXPERTS BASH JOHN KERRY'S UN DEAL TO SHUT DOWN FOSSIL FUELS

"John Kerry and his secret climate office are not above scrutiny and
certainly not above the law," Turner said Tuesday.

In addition, the lawsuit states that records responsive to its January
FOIA request would shed light on SPEC's potential involvement in a
scheme spearheaded by the United Nations Foundation to insert staff in
high-ranking state government climate offices.

It adds that the records would show whether "ideological private parties
are paying for State Department ‘staff’ in this already highly unique
and thoroughly opaque Office."

Meanwhile, since President Biden named him the climate envoy in early
2021, Kerry has traveled around the world, attending global climate
summits and diplomatic engagements in an effort to push an aggressive
transition from fossil fuel power to green energy alternatives.

Kerry announced in January that he would soon step down to assist with
Biden's presidential campaign. The White House named senior climate
adviser John Podesta as Kerry's replacement last week.

The State Department didn't immediately respond to a request for
comment.

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f-coordination-eco-groups