Thread by @chrisgeidner

Grand jury matter update: On Monday, @rcfp filed a reply in support of its motion to unseal the proceedings at the DC Circuit. documentcloud.org/documents/5727…

Today, there was just a flurry of activity, under seal, from the government (confirmed via dist ct filings to be the special counsel's office):
- a new lawyer made an appearance
- the gov't responded to @rcfp
- the gov't filed a motion of unknown purpose

Asked about today's filings, @rcfp lawyer @BoutrousTed tells me, "We don’t know anything other than what's on the docket regarding today's filings." He said they "strongly object" to the sealed filings and are asking for service.

Peter Carr, spokesperson for the special counsel's office, said only, "We don’t have any comment beyond the court docket."

In English: The foreign country-owned company fighting a Mueller grand jury subpoena does not object to @rcfp's motion to unseal the DC Circuit filings. The special counsel's office today responded to the request, but it's sealed, so we don't know what Mueller's team said.

Update: Per @rcfp lawyer @BoutrousTed, the government "agrees that redacted versions of the briefs and the oral argument transcript in the D.C. Circuit should be unsealed and released to the public."

I have asked the special counsel's office for confirmation.

The special counsel’s office declined to comment further.