Thread by @seth_hettena

Time for another update on my #FOIA lawsuit for FBI files that link @realDonaldTrump to the investigation of Vyacheslav Ivankov, a top Russian gangster arrested in the US.

I'm represented by @MarkSZaidEsq & @BradMossEsq. The case is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC.

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We are in a fight with the DOJ over whether revealing Trump'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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Today, we filed our response to the government's motion for summary judgment (dismissal).

We have narrowed our challenges to privacy withholdings (#FOIA Exemptions 6, 7C, and 7D).

I've uploaded our response to my website: trump-russia.com/wp-content/upl…

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Our challenge boils down to two questions:

1. Did the Government broadly withhold information concerning the Trump Organization on the basis of privacy interests?

2. If so, are those privacy interests outweighed in the present case?

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The FBI is withholding documents that refer to Trump or his businesses.

Before litigation, however, the FBI produced documents that showed Ivankov was a high roller at the Trump Taj Mahal. He received "chauffered" rides from Brighton Beach to Atlantic City.

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Did Ivankov plan his criminal conspiracy at the Taj Mahal?

Did Ivankov’s gambling at the Taj Mahal result in scrutiny of the Trump Organization itself?

We believe the answers are of considerable public interest.

Please retweet if you agree.

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More than 80 pages were withheld in full on grounds of protecting confidential sources.

This raises a question that @gregolear and others have asked:

Was Donald Trump a confidential source for the FBI on Russian organized crime?

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Worth noting that the FBI has previously released a 1981 document demonstrating Trump's willing to cooperate with the FBI over organized crime in his casinos.

See this story by @JasonLeopold: buzzfeednews.com/article/jasona…

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