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Federal judge calls William Barr’s handling of Mueller report ‘misleading’, orders independent review
Judge Reggie Walton questioned Barr's "credibility" and ordered the Department of Justice to hand over a copy of the unredacted Mueller report. The judge said he would review the full Mueller report himself to see if the Justice Department over-redacted it for public release.
Judge Reggie Walton questioned Barr's "credibility" and ordered the Department of Justice to hand over a copy of the unredacted Mueller report. The judge said he would review the full Mueller report himself to see if the Justice Department over-redacted it for public release.
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@BuzzFeedNews/@EPICprivacy#FOIA lawsuit to unredact the Mueller report Judge Walton just ordered DOJ to turn over an unredacted copy of Mueller report by March 30 so he can review it to determine what can be further released publicly This is what we hoped for!pic.twitter.com/c0B6ZD0vqc
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Just Now: Seasoned judge, appointed by Republican president, says AG Barr's credibility is in doubt. Walton argues the way Barr spun Mueller investigation appeared "calculated" to help
@realdonaldtrump and hurts DOJ credibility too.pic.twitter.com/BRqKoH2pY7
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Judge Reggie Walton has ordered the Justice Department to hand over to him a copy of the unredacted Mueller report and accused Attorney General Barr of misrepresenting its findings in the days before it was submitted to Congress last year.https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/486219-judge-orders-doj-to-hand-over-unredacted-mueller-report …
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Judge Walton: "These circumstances generally, and Attorney General Barr's lack of candor specifically, call into question Attorney General Barr’s credibility."https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1235691572122890240 …
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Judge Walton: "The inconsistencies between A.G. Barr's statements ... and portions of the redacted version of the Mueller Report that conflict with those statements cause the Court to seriously question whether A.G. Barr made a calculated attempt to influence public discourse."https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1235691572122890240 …
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Judge Walton on Barr: 'The actions of Attorney General Barr and his representations about the Mueller Report preclude the Court’s acceptance of the validity of the Department’s redactions without its independent verification.' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PHfUd0BqceqxEPUxGN9n2dkFy9LTBw-j/view …pic.twitter.com/55H6gapnTZ
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Judge Walton said Mr. Barr’s “lack of candor” called “into question Attorney General Barr’s credibility and, in turn, the department’s” assurances to the court.
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The judge agrees to take the unusual step of reviewing the full Mueller report to see if DOJ’s redactions are legally correct in a case where journalists seek it. Extraordinary language about the court’s view of how AG Barr handles of the release. https://epic.org/foia/doj/mueller-report/EPIC-v-DOJ-19-810-memorandum-opinion-030520.pdf …
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"The court will conduct an independent review of the unredacted version of the Mueller Report to determine whether it concurs with the Department’s determination."https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PHfUd0BqceqxEPUxGN9n2dkFy9LTBw-j/view …
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And, as much as I hate this, I know it will come up. The judge is a Republican appointee to the bench, Reggie Walton.
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This is STUNNING! Judge Walton is essentially saying he does not trust DOJ and AG Barr. From the 23 page opinion in my/
@BuzzFeedNews/@EPICprivacy#FOIA case just issued to unredact the Mueller report. https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/1235683938913394689 …pic.twitter.com/8sE4sGfYtj
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Here is Judge Walton's opinionhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6796329-LEOPOLD-FOIA-Mueller-report-unredact-opinion.html …
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A federal judge criticized Attorney General William Barr for his handling of the Mueller report when it was released last spring, saying Barr's early description of the report didn't match the special counsel's actual conclusionshttps://cnn.it/2PTIsXg
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Breaking News: A federal judge called Attorney General William Barr’s account of the Mueller report “misleading,” ordering a review of the censored portionshttps://nyti.ms/2v2vzTy
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to turn redacted grand jury evidence from the Mueller report over to House Democrats.https://twitter.com/i/events/1187828814526631936 …
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In a largely party-line vote, the House held Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt of Congress for withholding documents in the 2020 census case.https://twitter.com/i/events/1151549211151724544 …
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