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covering Congress for @nytimes | former @rollcall

Sep 25, 2020, 5 tweets

Judge Amy Berman Jackson on a teleconference hearing says she plans to issue an oral ruling on the cases brought by Lisa Page and Peter Strzok against the Justice Department.

“I have a lot to say. I’m not planning to hear arguments...Pour yourself another cup of coffee."

Background: FBI’s Embattled Ex-Agent Lisa Page Sues Under Privacy Act courthousenews.com/fbis-embattled…

Background: FBI Sued for Firing Peter Strzok Over Anti-Trump Texts courthousenews.com/fbi-sued-for-f…

Seems Jackson may just be planning to rule on DOJ's motions to dismiss: “I can say now that I am going to find that the matter is not yet ripe for summary judgment."

Listing off a plethora of “unresolved matters of fact,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejected the government’s requests for summary judgment and to dismiss the Page and Strzok lawsuits, calling the motions “stunning.”
courthousenews.com/judge-slams-st…

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