Who is redacting the redacted portions of the released Christie admin emails/texts?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

This is a piece of the story I don't understand.

If the documents are surrendered pursuant to a subpoena, why are they redacted?

Or were the docs redacted by the investigators prior to release?

This prompted my question:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017170657

[Jackpine Radical]

1. I would assume they are redacted by the investigators

prior to release. That is commonly done.

But--I am only ASSUMING that because the investigators should presumably have access to the entire documents.

[Gothmog]

2. The Attorneys for the witnesses did the redactions

The redacted e-mails and text messages were produced with the redactions in place by the attorneys. The parties will be litigating the appropriateness of these redactions. In the latest round of subpoenas the witnesses are to produce a privilege log which lists all documents being with held due to a claim of privilege. In the typical litigation, the parties will go to a judge and ask the judge to review the documents being withheld. Here I think that the procedure will be that the Committee will have to find witness in contempt and then go to court to force compliance.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Thanks.

[pkdu]

3. The ones from a week ago were redacted by Wildstein and his Attorney

Tease, tease , tease,.....followed by request for Immunity ...DENIED.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. That makes sense.

Though I don't get where the atty feels he has authority to redact anything.

[malthaussen]

6. I think the idea is not to name names that may be subject to future litigation...

... until such time as that litigation commences.

-- Mal