Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose Kennedy…

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington, attorneys for Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty have asked a federal judge to force the Trump administration to hand over emails and texts about the Kennedy Center.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA list of records in the center's possession includes about one hundred eighty texts between its president, Ric Floca, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne hundred eighty? That's a group chat with a theme song.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBeatty's lawyers say Lutnick was acting as Trump's go-between, and that the list suggests near-constant contact with the center's management.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Lutnick is the friend who relays everything. Nobody ever says that person is just texting.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe administration is withholding the messages, claiming they are privileged presidential communications. The White House did not immediately comment on the filing.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPrivileged.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe lawyers wrote, quote, the claim of privilege cannot stand.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJudge Christopher Cooper, who ruled in May that the center illegally added Trump's name to the building, has not yet decided.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the name came off the building, and now the court wants to see who was texting about the building. Missing only the read receipts.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe court will ask for those next, Kenji. Judges are thorough about receipts.