John Solomon Eyes White House Role to Lead 1 Transparency Task Force

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 29

John Solomon said he is being vetted for a short-term special government employee role at the White House, a temporary post the Trump administration has used for part-time outside advisers.
1 person briefed on the plan said Solomon would most likely lead a "transparency" task force focused on identifying documents that should be made public.
The task force would include members with security clearances, though it remains unclear whether Solomon himself would receive one or how long the assignment would last.
Solomon has long pushed to declassify records tied to the 2016 Russia election-interference investigation and is expected to step aside temporarily as editor in chief of Just the News if he joins.

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