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Here& #39;s an update on my #FOIA lawsuit for FBI files that link @realDonaldTrump to the investigation of Vyacheslav Ivankov, a major Russian gangster arrested in the US.
I& #39;m represented by @MarkSZaidEsq and @BradMossEsq. The case is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC.
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I& #39;m represented by @MarkSZaidEsq and @BradMossEsq. The case is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC.
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We appear to be in a fight over whether revealing Trump& #39;s name or his businesses in the FBI files of a Russian vor (top-level gangster) would infringe on his privacy rights.
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The government filed a motion for summary judgement last week, arguing that 150 pages were properly withheld from me under various #FOIA exemptions.
Notably, the DOJ is silent on the issue of whether Trump& #39;s name appears in the file.
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Notably, the DOJ is silent on the issue of whether Trump& #39;s name appears in the file.
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After foreign government information, the #FOIA exemption cited most often on the 150 withheld pages involved "names and identifying information of third parties who were of investigative interest to the FBI."
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"Release of the identities of these individuals to the public could subject them to harassment or embarrassment, as well as undue public attention," the DOJ says.
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The DOJ wants to submit a short declaration for Judge Jackson& #39;s eyes only.
The declaration will provide additional support for withholding under #FOIA exemption 7(E) -- "highly sensitive law enforcement techniques and procedures."
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The declaration will provide additional support for withholding under #FOIA exemption 7(E) -- "highly sensitive law enforcement techniques and procedures."
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