USAID Order to Shred Documents Sparks Lawsuits

Employees from the U.S. Agency for International Development are pushing back in the form of lawsuits against orders they received from a senior official to destroy sensitive documents, The Hill reported.

On Tuesday, The New York Times verified an email by acting USAID Executive Secretary Erica Y. Carr directing remaining employees to destroy classified and personal documents. “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,” the directive read.

The directive has sparked multiple concerns ove the legality of the order as well the overall objective of such a wide-ranging and permanent destruction of documents. Two lawsuits were filed on Wednesday on behalf of the employees.

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