Democrats are calling for an investigation after the Nationwide Archives admitted it had wrongfully launched the navy information of New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill.
The discharge revealed that Sherrill, a veteran, didn’t stroll at her 1994 Naval Academy commencement as a result of she didn’t report classmates had cheated on an examination. Greater than 100 midshipmen have been implicated within the dishonest, however the candidate was not herself accused of dishonest.
A spokesperson for the Nationwide Personnel Data Middle, a division of the Nationwide Archives, advised Axios a staffer “did not follow NPRC’s standard operating procedures” and launched them “in error.”
The NPRC “immediately initiated a thorough review of all internal controls” and “will hold our staff accountable for failing to follow proper administrative procedures,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries demanded a “criminal investigation” into the matter whereas decrying the president.
“I support a criminal investigation into the unauthorized and illegal release of Mikie Sherrill’s records,” Jeffries mentioned at a press convention Thursday.
“Mikie Sherrill is a patriot and a hero who has served this country, graduated from the Naval Academy, helicopter pilot, tours of duty in dangerous places overseas in the Middle East,” he mentioned. “It’s outrageous that Donald Trump and his administration and political hacks connected to them continue to violate the law, and they will be held accountable.”
“This is an illegal and dangerous weaponization of the federal government,” Sherrill wrote on social media. “That [Ciattarelli] and the Trump admin are breaking the law and exposing private records for political gain is a violation of anyone who has ever served. No veteran’s record is safe.”
Initially Printed: September 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM EDT
