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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNaive question: Why were the State Department documents just released?
Was it court-ordered? Aren't most court-ordered things send on a long trip to the Supreme Court these days?
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Naive question: Why were the State Department documents just released? (Original Post)
Patterson
Nov 2019
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,656 posts)1. A court ordered the release of the documents
pursuant to a lawsuit brought by a citizen organization, American Oversight, under the Freedom of Information Act.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,393 posts)2. With thanks by the State Department (that isn't Pompeo, I think). nt
Adelante
(28,394 posts)3. Here are the FOIA documents
triron
(21,988 posts)6. Awesome Thank you!!!
Patterson
(1,529 posts)4. But why did this order take effect where so many end up at the Supreme Court?
Liberal In Texas
(13,540 posts)5. Because it Friday and it was an order.
Other than that I can only speculate even more.
triron
(21,988 posts)7. Jennifer Rubin says congress will want to have hearings on this.