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Judge Dismisses DNC Suit Against Trump Campaign and Others

Quinta Jurecic   Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 5:10 PM

Judge John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the U.S. District of New York has dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against the Trump campaign, President Trump and other associates and high-level members of his campaign, Wikileaks, the Russian government, and others associated with Russian election interference efforts. The ruling is available here and below.

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House Judiciary Committee Asks Court For Grand Jury Material

Quinta Jurecic   Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 2:25 PM

The House Judiciary Committee has filed an application with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requesting the release of grand jury material redacted from the Mueller report, along with additional related grand jury material concerning President Trump and former White House Counsel Don McGahn.

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Mueller’s Testimony: The Baton Passes to Congress

Scott R. Anderson, Hadley Baker, Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Vishnu Kannan, Eugenia Lostri, David Priess, Margaret Taylor, Benjamin Wittes   Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:34 PM

The former special counsel’s testimony is not ultimately important for any bombshells or revelations but for initiating the long-belated creation of an Article I record of the president’s conduct.

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Government Violated D.C. Local Rule in Concord Management Case, Court Finds

Vishnu Kannan   Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 11:04 AM

On July 1, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in United States of America v. Concord Management & Consulting LLC (related to the Internet Research Agency case) limiting public statements about the case in the future. The court ruled that, because the Mueller Report released to the public information about the case not included in the original Internet Research Agency indictment, the government violated Local Criminal Rule 57.7(b).

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