Wow. I wasn& #39;t expecting this.

Look who is now giving legal counsel to the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.
Background: WhatsApp is suing NSO Group. There& #39;s an active motion in the court to dismiss NSO Groups lawyer team (King & Spalding) because they previously rep& #39;d WhatsApp in a sealed motion years ago.
WhatsApp is arguing that its a conflict of interest for King & Spalding to represent NSO Group now considering they represented WhatsApp in the past. The judge is considering many declarations in support and opposition of this argument. This is where Rosenstein& #39;s filing comes in.
It gets crazier. Who represented WhatsApp in that sealed case from 2015-2016? Christopher Wray. Rosenstein in his filing swore under oath that he never discussed the unknown case with Wray.
Wray - Current FBI Director, represented WhatsApp in a sealed and ongoing matter.

Michael Dreeben - Former Mueller prosecutor, appeared once on behalf of WhatsApp.

Rosenstein - Former Deputy Attorney General, giving legal counsel to NSO Group against WhatsApp.

It& #39;s a showdown.
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