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This is broader than the “consent order” entered Thurs. by Judge Kollar-Kotelly in DC. Latter allowed 2 DOGE “special govt employees” (SGEs) to keep working but not send data out of Treas. This one bars access to SGEs & orders them to destroy anything already copied ...
... Plaintiffs are a retiree group and 2 unions (SEIU & AFGE) who argue that Treas Sec Bessent is violating Privacy Act of 1974 & the Internal Revenue Code by letting DOGE “root” through their records. They say Bessent has also violated the Adm Procedure Act ... 
... That’s crucial since a key goal of the suit is to keep DOJ from exposing the names of agents, which might subject them to vigilantism. But the FBI-AA also wanted to keep the identities of the plaintiffs secret *even from the DOJ*. ...
Typically, it seems, commutations—whether by Trump or Biden—commute a sentence to “time served” but specify that other conditions, like “supervised release,” remain “intact.” See below. They are, like most pardons, formal docs, with a seal & a signature. ...
... "The heroism of each officer who responded cannot be altered or ignored. ... Grossly outnumbered, [they] acted valiantly to protect the Members ... their staff, the VP, his family, [&] the Capitol—our symbol of liberty & democratic rule around the world.” ...
At about 12:53pm on J6, Samsel (red circle) & 4 codefendants lifted two linked bike-rack barriers & pushed them over at the Peace Circle, despite five USCP officers defending.
... Face-the-Nation covered 1 topic; 60 Minutes covered many topics. Imagine if Harris sued Fox every time it excised a meandering Trump riff. Editors try to convey candidates’ positions on as many issues as concisely as possible, cutting wheat from chaff. ... 
... First, the real world: Once Trump is inaugurated, the case against Nauta/DeO will go away. Most likely Trump’s DOJ will just withdraw the current appeal of Cannon’s dismissal of the cases. Alternatively, Trump could pardon them. One way or another, they’re over. ... 
As you’ve read, AG Garland, at Smith’s suggestion, will *not* be releasing Vol II (about the classified docs case) until the Nauta/De Oliveira case is over. He plans to publicly release Vol I (election case) and, importantly, ...
... Trump seems particularly concerned about “baseless attacks on ... anticipated members of ... Trump’s incoming administration” and a “tirade” in the report discussing how Musk’s X responded to the probe ...
... Blanche asked for a redacted letter to be made public & that it be weighed in support of Trump’s pending motion to dismiss. But due to time constraints & privacy issues, he asked that it *not* be explored through “invasive fact-finding.” ...
... Justice Merchan wants redacted versions of those letters made public, but also wants Trump to make sworn accusations, as NY law requires. Not clear to me if Trump has to make sworn accusations first before letters can be made public. ...
The 1st motion, filed 7/10, seeks a new trial, arguing that the DA introduced evidence of official acts barred by SCOTUS’ immunity ruling.
Person 16 told the FBI, e.g., that Trump had no standing order to declassify the docs that were removed & no one would say otherwise with the possible exception of Person 24. (Patel has claimed that Trump did declassify the docs that were removed.) ...
... As of the election, Trump was facing an 11/12 ruling by Justice Merchan on whether SCOTUS’s US v Trump immunity principles required a new trial (IMMUNITY QUESTION A) &, if not, sentencing on 11/26. But, on 11/8, Trump’s attys wrote DANY saying they’d ...