OPM withdraws the Ezell declaration to avoid ordered testimony

Date

Mar 13, 2025

Kind

Personnel

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

abcnews.go.com ↗

Court or forum

AFGE v. OPM, N.D. Cal., Judge William Alsup

What happened

DOJ said it did "not intend to produce" Ezell, then withdrew his declaration so he would not testify. Alsup said "Come on, that's a sham," and that the government "has tried to frustrate the judge's ability to get at the truth.".

Publisher

ABC News