Official acknowledgment of a fact may be damaging to national interests in a way that informal suggestions or speculation about that information is not. If the government were to confirm or deny the information sought...
Kristi Noem, in solidarity with nine Republican governors, filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Skrmetti, aiming to restrict trans youth access to essential medical care.
"My recollection of his account was that he was discussing in the hallway with various members of the faculty, including me, that a neighbor's dog had been barking pretty relentlessly... that he kind of lost it and took a shovel and killed the dog. End of problem."
