Former NIH official accused of making emails 'disappear' pleads Fifth to COVID subcommittee
Moore was named by fellow NIH staff as the 'FOIA lady' who taught others how to 'make emails disappear'
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi , Chad Pergram Fox News
Published October 4, 2024 4:01pm EDT
Former National Institutes of Health employee Margaret Moore, accused by Republicans of helping others shield emails from the public, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination at a deposition before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Friday.
Moore, a former FOIA public liaison for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), also declined to answer questions from Fox News in the hallway before the committee meeting.
The committee on Monday issued a subpoena for Moore to appear.
"Instead of using NIH’s FOIA office to provide the transparency and accountability that the American people deserve, it appears that ‘FOIA Lady’ Margaret Moore assisted efforts to evade federal recordkeeping laws," said Rep. Brad Wenstrup from Ohio, chairman of the subcommittee.
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