As the administration’s tragically mismanaged response to the coronavirus continues to lurch onward, the answers to that question are more important than ever.

Former Justice Department official John Gore is being forced to revise past statements he made about emails he sent about official business from a personal account.

The pressure on the president and his administration has been even further intensified thanks to the release of damaging text messages sent by government officials.

Gore made clear misrepresentations — and perhaps outright lied — about his communications with a Chicago Republican Party official.

Declaration from the Department of Justice written and signed by John Gore affirming that he has not used a personal email account for official agency business. This declaration was submitted by Gore during a lawsuit with the Brennan Center for Justice and the Protect Democracy Project.

FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking declaration executed by John Gore in support of a motion to prevent a search of his personal email accounts for communications concerning official agency business.