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Judge humiliates Trump's DOJ in key legal case
Subpoena Theatre for AutocratsA Leak Hunt Disguised as LawThe reporting described here is simple enough: the Trump side tried to force The New York Times to reveal sources tied to reporting on the Qatari-gifted jet, the Times moved to quash the subpoenas, and Judge Arun Subramanian made the government defend a position it could not really defend. The Justice Department’s lawyer, Sean Buckley, ended up conceding the government could not meet the standard it needed to pierce reporter’s privilege.That is the story. The rest is institutional smoke.Who Actually Holds PowerThe power in this case…
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