A federal court judge said Wednesday that Democratic National Committee (DNC) attorneys can depose Sean Spicer about the former Republican National Committee (RNC) communications director and White House spokesman’s activities on election night.
Judge Michael Vazquez gave the attorneys permission to hold a four-hour deposition and a limited search of Spicer’s emails related to his presence in the Trump campaign’s poll-monitoring war room, Politico reports.
Four former colleagues of Spicer’s from the RNC and the White House raised concerns to the news outlet over Spicer’s comment in a GQ Magazine interview that he watched election results from Trump Tower’s fifth floor, where the campaign’s data center was located.
The Spicer associates recalled signs on the outside of the data-gathering operation warning RNC staff from entering to avoid violating the 1982 consent decree that prevents the RNC from engaging in any ballot security or voter suppression activities.
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