The US Department of Justice and Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington ended a Freedom of Information Act suit accusing DOJ of refusing to confirm or deny the existence of records related to investigations of public officials.
The parties May 15 filed a stipulation of dismissal with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. They didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
- CREW sued in May 2024 alleging DOJ wrongfully withheld responsive records related to an investigation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz. DOJ in 2020 investigated then-Rep. Gaetz, but said in 2023 it wouldn’t press criminal ...
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