Lawsuits are flying all over Washington, D.C. This one came out of nowhere.
Because Donald Trump was just blindsided by this lawsuit from his close allies.
In a bold move to uncover potential collusion between government agencies and lawmakers, the Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) has taken legal action against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The lawsuit, filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to force DHS to release records that could shed light on whether Secret Service staff worked with Democratic members of Congress to strip then-presidential candidate Donald Trump of his protective detail.
The controversy traces back to last July when CASA’s director, James Fitzpatrick, submitted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to DHS. As exclusively reported by The Center Square, Fitzpatrick sought to determine if staff from DHS Legislative Affairs and the Secret Service — which falls under DHS’s umbrella — played a role in assisting House Democrats who had introduced a bill to remove Trump’s Secret Service protection should he face imprisonment.
This inquiry came at a critical juncture: one assassination attempt on Trump had already failed, and a New York judge was still deliberating a sentencing in a 34-felony count verdict that Democrats claimed could incarcerate Trump for decades. Trump, for his part, dismissed the charges as a politically motivated “witch hunt,” decrying the case as an abuse of the judicial system.
It wasn’t until after Trump’s reelection that the judge handed down an unconditional discharge, sparing him from jail time. This ruling followed the dismissal of two other federal cases against him — one alleging election interference in Washington, D.C., and another involving classified documents in Florida. Yet, the seeds of suspicion had already been planted months earlier. In April, before the first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, nine House Democrats, spearheaded by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), cosponsored legislation to revoke Trump’s Secret Service detail.
Following the failed assassination, a since-fired staffer of Thompson’s reportedly posted on Facebook that the shooter needed “shooting lessons” to avoid missing “the next time.” Though Thompson’s bill stalled in the Republican-led House, questions lingered about its origins. Fitzpatrick, a former U.S. Senate staffer, zeroed in on those questions.
He wondered how the legislation came to be and whether Secret Service personnel had any hand in drafting it — especially given the agency’s subsequent failure to shield Trump from the assassination attempt just months later, as The Center Square noted. To get answers, Fitzpatrick filed two FOIA requests: one targeting DHS and the Secret Service, seeking records, communications, and calendar entries tied to a specific staffer or the Secret Service’s Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs regarding Thompson’s bill; the other directed at DHS’s Office of Legislative Affairs, naming additional staffers.
When The Center Square reached out to Thompson’s office to ask whether he or his staff consulted Secret Service personnel while crafting the bill, they received no reply. Six months later, with DHS still silent on the FOIA requests, CASA escalated the matter to court. The lawsuit alleges that DHS has breached federal FOIA obligations and asks the court to compel the agency to release the records and cover CASA’s legal fees.
Even with a new administration, a new DHS secretary, and a new Secret Service director in place, CASA insists that the public deserves transparency. “Given the multiple assassination attempts and the many varied threats received by President Trump and his team prior to his re-election, transparency regarding attempts to strip him of his Secret Service protection are of utmost concern to the American people,” Fitzpatrick told The Center Square.
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“Unfortunately, some in Congress and the prior administration allowed politics to influence their judgment given the introduction of this misguided legislation. The public has the right to see the records and communications that led to the introduction of this irresponsible bill.”
CASA, which describes itself as committed to “improving the safety and security of the American people” and keeping them informed about government actions, is no stranger to digging for the truth. According to its website, the organization relies on whistleblowers, research, information requests, and legal action to fulfill its mission, aiming to empower Americans with knowledge about their government’s efforts — or lack thereof — to ensure their safety in an increasingly perilous world.
Representing CASA in this lawsuit is the Dhillon Law Group, led by Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent attorney who has represented Trump and was recently tapped by him to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. During her three-hour confirmation hearing last week, Dhillon reiterated her dedication to upholding the rule of law — a principle that now underpins this high-stakes legal battle over transparency and accountability in Washington.
Simply put, questions remain over how the Trump assassination attempt in July was allowed to become such a close call. The majority of Americans and private security experts agree that there have not been valid answers given to explain how Trump came within an inch of losing his life.
As Deputy Director of the FBI, Dan Bongino is now in a position to answer his own crucial question:
Was Thomas Crooks working with any FBI agent?
Where are the encrypted communications that the FBI "cannot get into" and who was he speaking to?
Was Thomas Crooks working with an… pic.twitter.com/wixR5SJk2N
— Green Lives Matter (@Ultrafrog17) February 24, 2025
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