Thread by @JasonLeopold

THREAD

In March 2017, I filed a #FOIA request w/FBI along w/@_rshapiro for a wide range of records the agency had on Trump (prior to his presidency) & Trump's businesses.

We then sued. FBI turned over some docs but withheld many. 1 reason: ongoing investigation!

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For example, here's a doc related to Trump Plaza Hotel, the details of which have been withheld for decades b/c disclosure, FBI says, would interfere with ongoing law enforcement proceedings. That's the b7a exemption. And here's a page from a new FBI declaration abt it

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Here's some more news about what the FBI has on Trump's businesses that it won't turn over from the newly filed declaration in my/@_rshapiro #FOIA lawsuit.

Bank Secrecy Act records FBI obtained from FinCEN. That may refer to the Trump Taj Mahal case. Or something else

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Here are all the types of documents the FBI has on Trump's businesses and the reasons under FOIA FBI won't turn it over. Really incredible.

Again, from the newly filed declaration in my/@_rshapiro #FOIA case.

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And for some background, here's the FBI describing that it won't turn over investigative records on Trump himself that predate his presidency because FBI says he still has a right to privacy.

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In summary, this FBI declaration that lays bare the types of records the bureau maintains on Trump and his businesses and why it won't turn over certain records to me/@_rshapiro on Trump's businesses is very enlightening and worth a read.

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documentcloud.org/documents/7224…

But it's worth noting again that FBI claims it has active investigations into Trump's businesses that have been going on for decades, according to this declaration filed in court earlier this week in my/@_rshapiro's #FOIA case.

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