NEW: Justice Department reverses course on census citizenship question after Trump's tweet
The Justice Department reversed course Wednesday on whether the 2020 census will be printed without a question on citizenship, after President Donald Trump tweeted out a statement contradicting his own government's position.
The News Reports about the Department of Commerce dropping its quest to put the Citizenship Question on the Census is incorrect or, to state it differently, FAKE! We are absolutely moving forward, as we must, because of the importance of the answer to this question.At the start of the call, Justice Department special counsel Joshua Gardner admitted to the court that the president's tweet contradicted their earlier position and that they were still sorting out how to respond.
Hazel ordered the government to make clear whether the citizenship question would appear on the census by Friday or tell the court how it plans to move forward to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling. — Nancy Pelosi July 2, 2019 Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the House Oversight Committee announced on Wednesday afternoon that the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Steven Dillingham, will testify at a hearing on July 24, 2019, on the status of planning and preparations for the 2020 Census.
Story continuesOn Monday, Trump said he was still"looking at" the possibility of trying to delay the census from being printed after the Supreme Court ruled last Thursday to block the administration from adding the question to the 2020 questionnaire. In an email to plaintiffs of the case Tuesday, DOJ trial attorney Kate Bailey said"the printer has been instructed to begin the printing process."
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