Trump calls for review of scientific manual used by judges

Trump calls for review of scientific manual used by judges President Donald Trump is demanding a review of a scientific manual referenced by federal judges, alleging that the nonpartisan handbook has been politicized and used to improperly inform justices on environmental issues. On Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform, he announced Sunday his plans to have “federal suspension and debarment officials” evaluate the National Academy of Sciences’ Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, first published in 1994. In partnership with the Federal Judicial Center, the manual’s topics include DNA identification, artificial intelligence and climate change, with recent updates made to the chapter on the environment. Trump claims that the National Academy of Sciences “published fraudulent, biased and misleading manuals on climate change,” and that the nonprofit group was “run by radical left” Democrats, according to coverage by Courthouse News Service. According to Trump, judges are being misled by a “totally discredited” resource. The manual outlines the mechanical breakdown of climate change, including greenhouse effects and ecological tipping points. In February, the Federal Judicial Center said it removed the chapter on climate science. That development came days after a group of Republican state attorneys general wrote a letter to Congress to argue that the handbook presented a bias view that targeted oil and gas companies, according to Courthouse News Service. Write a letter to the editor, share a story tip or update, or report an error.