New details from court documents show that the Senate Clerk’s office contradicts a statement made by Marsden’s office in his FOIA lawsuit with Stanfield.
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On March 19, 2023, Petitioner emailed Respondent a request under FOIA for “any and all records and communications, including but not limited to emails and text messages to/from official and unofficial devices and accounts, between the Senator (or his office) and any current or former lobbyists, executives, or employees of Envigo or Inotiv.”
The Office of the Attorney General is defending Marsden in this case as the situation is ongoing. According to the latest court documents filed by Stanfield, Marsden’s office told him that the Senate email system has been experiencing technical difficulties which could have led to them not receiving the FOIA request from Stanfield. A response from the Senate clerk’s office contradicts that statement, however.
