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NEW: Another #FOIA WIN at US District Court this morning (thread)
Back in February I/ @BuzzFeedNews
filed a #FOIA lawsuit for a wide-range of records related to AG Barr& #39;s intervention in the Roger Stone case.
Importantly, I sought expedited processing.
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Back in February I/ @BuzzFeedNews
filed a #FOIA lawsuit for a wide-range of records related to AG Barr& #39;s intervention in the Roger Stone case.
Importantly, I sought expedited processing.
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When DOJ failed to respond to our request for expedited processing, I/ @BuzzFeedNews sued. The government moved to dismiss the case saying we should have waited and in the process sought to disparage me personally in their various court filings.
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This was designed, in my opinion, to delay the release of records that would and should lay bare the behind the scenes activity related to Barr& #39;s involvement in the Stone case. Because even if the judge found in favor of the govt & dismissed the case I could easily refile
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And that& #39;s exactly what happened. For the past six months, DOJ has not even attempted to search for and process the records I requested related to Roger Stone and Barr& #39;s intervention in his case.
Well that all ended today.
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Well that all ended today.
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At a hearing this afternoon, the judge ruled in my/ @BuzzFeedNews favor and hammered the govt over it& #39;s ridiculous argument and, even though I was granted expedited processing, the govt admitted it didn& #39;t even attempt to process my request.
NOW THEY HAVE TO and QUICKLY
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NOW THEY HAVE TO and QUICKLY
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We will come up with a processing schedule for production of docs in the days ahead. But this important & it& #39;s my opinion that this is an example of DOJ politicizing FOIA in an attempt to control the narrative over the investigation involving Roger Stone & Barr& #39;s intervention
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Massive thanks to AMAZING/KICK ASS #FOIA attorneys @JoshBurday & @mvtopic & @LoevyAndLoevy for their incredible legal work on this important #FOIA case
FOIA is broken. But when it goes off the rails as it did here and we beat the shit out of the govt it feels so good.
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FOIA is broken. But when it goes off the rails as it did here and we beat the shit out of the govt it feels so good.
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Here& #39;s the minute order
