‼️NEW: Another federal judge orders review of Russia-probe related document.
“The Justice Department has argued that the entire memo is classified and exempt from disclosure under a form of executive privilege.” politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
“The Justice Department has argued that the entire memo is classified and exempt from disclosure under a form of executive privilege.” politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
“The watchdog group pressing for the memo’s release, the Protect Democracy project, contends that the privilege was waived after special counsel Robert Mueller included a summary of the conversation in his report that was published last year.”
“[Judge] Kollar-Kotelly said it is simply too hard for her to resolve those issues without seeing the memo herself.”
“Historically, in camera review by judges in Freedom of Information Act cases is unusual, although the preeminent transparency statute explicitly authorizes such assessments.”
