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David Williams, former Postal Service vice chair (who resigned days before DeJoy was appointed), to brief House Dems ahead of DeJoy’s testimony next week.

👉He's said to have left amid what he considered Trump’s undue influence over 1/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/former-usps-board-member-brief-house-democrats-week-n1237027
Former USPS board member to brief House Democrats this week

David Williams, who resigned in April as vice chair of the USPS Board of Governors, is scheduled to give a private briefing to a group of House Democrats on Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/former-usps-board-member-brief-house-democrats-week-n1237027
the independent Board of Governors, including its process of selecting a new Postmaster General.

w @LACaldwellDC

Williams, also a former postal IG, described as a longtime govt. watchdog who knew the org. better than anyone & who could help explain what was going on ... 2/
w the board & the administration at the time DeJoy, a major Trump donor, was appointed.

Stephen Crawford, a former USPS Board member under Obama, said at the time it happened, Williams’s departure was a bad development.

“When David Williams resigned, I knew we were in serious
trouble. Williams … knew postal service in and out,” he said.

Williams declined comment when contacted by NBC News.

The briefing was being organized Monday night in coordination with House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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