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DOJ lawyers warned they 'can lose their Bar licenses' by 'irritated' judges
The State Chased a Leak, and Exposed Its Own AbuseThe Surface StoryThe immediate dispute was simple: the Justice Department, under Donald Trump’s pressure, went after the New York Times to identify the source of a report about Trump’s Qatar-gifted plane and the embarrassment surrounding it. A federal judge in New York forced the government to back down after finding the subpoenas failed basic legal requirements.That is the least important part of the story.Who Had the PowerThe power in this case sat exactly where it usually sits in Trump-era governance: at the top, in the hands of the…
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