Last week, #Trump signed a *memo* [directing the DOJ – which BTWs isn’t legal for him to do]…to investigate #ChrisKrebs, & suspend any #active security clearances held by Krebs & SentinelOne, the prominent #cybersecurity firm where he worked. Trump instructed the #DOJ & the #DHS to submit a report w/“recommendations for appropriate remedial or preventative actions.”
"In a court fight over whether DOGE has to comply with public demands for its records under FOIA, DOJ says it's going to immediately appeal..."
ICYMI: A fed judge in DC denied the Trump admin's effort to get a lawsuit tossed out challenging DOGE's access to systems & data at Labor, HHS & CFPB -- "& prepares itself for the twists & turns this case will surely continue to bring."
-Z Tillman
#DOGE #Musk #FOIA #DOJ #Courts #DOL #HHS #CFPB #USPol
https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rEXmylXm5wew/v0
https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rUgVn2p_Z31Y/v0
Here is the Trump admin’s 258 pg request for the Fourth Circuit to grant an emergency stay of Judge Xinis's order to "facilitate" #KilmarAbregoGarcia's return, arguing that the court has no authority to demand it take any affirmative steps to secure his release.
The #DOJ insists that it needs Judge Xinis to define "facilitate"—presumably so it can object to any definition & keep arguing in the abstract.
Interesting note:
When #DOJ released the Gang Field Interview Sheet in the #KilmarAbregoGarcia case, they redacted the name of the cop...the one who was suspended & then indicted for serious professional misconduct. But Sargent & TNR obtained the GFIS & confirm that the name is under the first redaction bar.
The DOJ wins its antitrust case against Google. The company was accused of operating a monopoly in the advertising technology industry. Read more at @theverge. #DOJ #Monopoly #Google #Antitrust #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/FWwV7a
#Boasberg and his clerks are on fire! His finding of probable cause for #contempt is filled with prebuttals and “pre-bunking” #DOJ’s likely arguments. A bit tough to read because it’s thick with citations, but the cites (especially to Supreme Court opinions) are what make it so strong.
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0766-81
New from Judge #Xinis’ docket:
The #Trump #DOJ court ordered daily update on #KilmarAbregoGarcia says that it has “no further updates” on their efforts to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.
Yeah. We know. Listen to Senator #VanHollen’s statement, you jagoffs didn’t even ask the US embassy in #ElSalvador TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL!!!!
Senator #VanHollen — also refreshingly given the lies & obfuscation from the #Trump admin & #DOJ — tells EXACTLY what he did today in #ElSalvador to try to see or speak with #KilmarAbregoGarcia, exactly what the VP of El Salvador said in response to his queries & exactly what steps he will take now.
Ahhh (sigh of relief) #Democrats are so nice that way.
Related #EdMartin news:
#DOJ / Ed Martin are opposing #Jan6 defendant Ryan Zink’s effort to publicly release prosecutors’ massive evidence database, saying it would create a “dangerous opportunity” that could harm *national security* [how???] & put *victims* at risk.
Martin calls Jan 6 “important to our history as a nation.”
…Since 2017 & 2018, the #DOJ [under #Trump 1.0] has required #RT & #Sputnik to register as #ForeignAgents, reflecting #Russian government control over their operations. 5 months after #EdMartin’s final appearance last April, the #UnitedStates, #Canada & #Britain announced new sanctions on RT & several employees meant to cripple funding for… #disinformation operations around the world.
The #DOJ announced it will sue #Maine’s Dept of #Education over its refusal to comply w/demands to ban #transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, an escalation of a months-long standoff over the issue between #Trump & the state.
Speaking at a news conference, AG #PamBondi accused state ofcls of discriminating against women & endangering the safety of female athletes through policies that support trans inclusion.
#law #bigotry #disinformation #LGBTQ
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/16/justice-department-maine-transgender-athletes/
#DOJ ends a key racial #discrimination case, signaling an end to the Civil Rights Division as it existed. “The lawsuit alleged a brazen pattern of racial discrimination against a Black woman, but AAG Harmeet Dhillon ended the case.“ | Chris Geidner, Law Dork https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-dismisses-key-racial-discrimination-case
A #Vera Institute attorney then asked on the call what #legal authority #DOGE had to demand involvement with an independent, #nonprofit org, acc/to the transcript. The DOGE employees reportedly responded that there was no point in getting into details since the #DOJ already terminated Vera’s grants.
At the meeting Tues, #Vera Institute leaders said the #DOJ this month revoked $5M in #FederalGrants that the institute was receiving to develop programs related to reducing recidivism rates & supporting victims of violent crimes, acc/to Nick Turner, head of the Vera Institute.
When #DOGE members learned that the institute was no longer receiving federal funds, they started to wrap up the meeting, realizing it was no longer necessary.
Here’s David Kurtz & Josh Kovensky of TPM on today’s proceedings & order:
US Dist Judge Paula #Xinis ordered an expedited discovery process, saying that 4 #Trump #ICE, #DHS, & #DOJ ofcls who submitted declarations in the case would need to sit for depositions over the coming week to answer basic questions about the removal of #KilmarAbregoGarcia & whether the Trump admin has complied with a #SCOTUS ruling to facilitate his release.
#law #immigration #judiciary
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-orders-expedited-discovery-over-administrations-abrego-garcia-defiance
I hadn’t seen that the #DOJ actually submitted a transcript of the #Trump / #Bukele presser to the court as part of their status update. Absolutely ridiculous.
STATUS REPORT by Kenneth Genalo, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio Attachment 1: Unofficial Transcript: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.77.1.pdf
Case main page: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem/
#DOJ: For the record, we don't think discovery appropriate, because we think this is a legal dispute.
#Xinis: Ok, will respond to that in written order. And your objection is preserved.
plaintiff's counsel up. They have no further statements.
Xinis: It's a tight timeline.
Says there will be requests for production, deponents, interrogatories....
#Xinis: you should've considered privilege when you put it up as an affiant... but if you have privilege objections, you can get them to me... But any issues producing deponents for depo?
Xinis to Ensign [#DOJ]: Cancel vacation. Cancel appointments. I'm usually pretty good about that kind of thing, but not this time.
DOJ: We will move expeditiously, your honor.
Xinis: Anything else?
#Xinis: Depositions are to be completed by Wednesday, April 23. Any impediments to that?
#DOJ: We understand court's position
Xinis: So that means no impediments?
DOJ: We don't know at this time who will be deposed...
Xinis: No, I'm saying the people who you've put forward as affiants.
DOJ: I'm not prepared to put forward objections at this time. One of the affiants is an acting general counsel...
