Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to get any records detailing aggression or biting by President Joe Biden's dog Commander.
The lawsuit was filed by the watchdog group in U.S. District Court.
It claims the Secret Service, a part of Homeland Security, did not adequately respond to a Dec. 28 Freedom of Information request seeking the information about the dog.
Judicial Watch, said it was acting on a tip when it requested "any records related to incidents of aggression and bites involving the Biden family dog, 'Commander,' including communications between Secret Service officials in the Uniformed and Non-Uniformed Divisions involved in White House operations and the Presidential Protection Division."
The watchdog group claimed the Secret Service had said in a Jan. 20 letter that it had found responsive records and was processing them. But as of last Friday, it had not turned over any records to Judicial Watch.
Biden acquired the pure-bred German Shepherd in December 2021. He replaced Major, another shepherd. Major left the White House after a series of attacks on Secret Service and staff members at the White House, according to Judicial Watch.
The group said it had uncovered records from the Secret Service in August 2021 showing Major was responsible for many more biting incidents than the Biden White House had publicly acknowledged.
At the time, Biden downplayed the dog's biting and said: "Major did not bite someone and penetrate the skin," he clarified, adding that the dog was likely shaken up because there was so much security at the White House.
"Judicial Watch already caught the Biden White House lying about their family dog attacking and injuring Secret Service and White House employees," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. "Now it seems their new dog is also out of control and the Secret Service is hiding records about the issue."
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