Chioma Chukwu
Role at the time: Executive director of American Oversight
Condemned
Statement summary
Chukwu asks the appeals court to uphold the order requiring White House officials to preserve presidential records.
“Records that are destroyed are gone for good. We are asking the appeals court to uphold that order, because the historical record of the presidency belongs to the American people.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Chukwu and Weicksel defend presidential-record preservationStatements by Chioma Chukwu and Sarah Weicksel
American Oversight publishes separately attributed statements ahead of the appeal argument and explains the preliminary injunction.
Why we used this label
Chukwu opposes the administration's challenge by asking the court to keep the preservation requirements in force.