Mr Harvey then replied to all the doctors on the email chain to say "this is absolutely being treated with the same degree of urgency… all emails cease forthwith".

In that exchange, Mr Harvey told the consultants, including Dr Gibbs, that the issue was being taken seriously and asked for "all emails to cease forthwith".

“He shall be released forthwith, if not incarcerated in any other case,” the order concluded.

“We must take up the bipartisan and comprehensive national security bill passed by the Senate forthwith. This is a Churchill or Chamberlain moment.”

“I don’t believe it’s warranted that Mr. Rundo spend one minute more in custody, so I’m going to release him forthwith,” Carney said.