Court Orders DOJ to Provide Info on Jack Smith’s Communications with Fani Willis.

Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that because the cases against Trump were closed, the Justice Department’s arguments against disclosure were no longer applicable:

Since DOJ filed its motion for summary judgment and supporting Declaration in March 2024, the Special Counsel’s criminal enforcement actions have been terminated…. The cases are “closed—not pending or contemplated—and therefore are not proceedings with which disclosure may interfere.” … Thus, the agency’s sole justification for invoking the Glomar doctrine under Exemption 7(A) is no longer applicable.

Accordingly, the Court will deny DOJ’s motion for summary judgment and grant the plaintiff’s cross motion. DOJ is directed to process the plaintiff’s FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] request and either “disclose any [responsive] records or establish both that their contents are exempt from disclosure and that such exemption has not also been waived.”

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