Several things about this are extraordinary. Not least the timing.https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1052591531746619392 …
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Fair point. I was assuming that because the pen register became active the same day as the article published, the article was what triggered them to seek the pen register.
I've a hard time believing they move fast enough to get a pen register up within a few hours, in a new investigation. Especially when having to go through the hurdles they, presumably still, have to go through when investigating a journo. But also generally.
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